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

The surname Hongtan is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hongtan.

How Common Is The Last Name Hongtan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Hongtan is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Hongtan reside; 60 percent reside in East Asia and 60 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Hongtan is also the 139,065th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,760 people.

Hongtan is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan Hongtan is mostly found in: Taichung City, where 67 percent live and Kaohsiung City, where 33 percent live. Excluding Taiwan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 20 percent live.

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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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