Hongtan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Hongtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hongtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hongtan (2,760) may also be a first name.

Hongtan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hongtan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hongtan is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hongtan.

How Common Is The Last Name Hongtan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hongtan is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Hongtan live; 60 percent live in East Asia and 60 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Hongtan is also the 139,065th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 2,760 people.

The last name Hongtan is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan Hongtan is mostly concentrated in: Taichung City, where 67 percent reside and Kaohsiung City, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 20 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hongtan
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