Hongyan Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Hongyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hongyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan741:316,8212,543
China361:37,981,1552,028
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Hongyan (1,217,826) may also be a first name.

Hongyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hongyan is most common in Taiwan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hongyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Hongyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Hongyan are found; 69 percent are found in East Asia and 69 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 665th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,217,826 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 316,821. In Taiwan Hongyan is most common in: Kaohsiung City, where 31 percent are found, Tainan City, where 23 percent are found and Changhua County, where 16 percent are found. Other than Taiwan Hongyan occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in China, where 23 percent are found and Singapore, where 8 percent are found.

Hongyan Last Name Statistics demography

Hongyan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.3% more than the national average, earning $51,047 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hongyian93121/
Houngyan937/
Ongyan92141/
Hongyon86730/
Ongyean861/
Angyan77148/
Ongyon771/
Handyan7113/
Angyian7112/
Angyaan714/
Gondyan712/
Hondean711/
Aangyan711/
Oundgian671/

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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 Hongyan
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