Hongyao Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Hongyao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hongyao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hongyao (37,473) may also be a first name.

Hongyao Last Name Facts

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

Hongyao is found in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hongyao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Hongyao is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Hongyao live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 23,448th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 37,473 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 976,864. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Changhua County, where 17 percent live, Kaohsiung City, where 17 percent live and Hsinchu County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Taiwan Hongyao is found in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 7 percent live and Singapore, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hongyo92461/
Ongyao9273/
Hongya9217/
Hongyou8641/
Hongyai8612/
Hungyao861/
Hongy832/
Huangyao8045/
Hangya77482/
Hungyo77469/
Hongyu77122/
Hongye77114/
Hingya7759/
Hongyi7738/
Angyao776/
Hangyo773/
Hoangy771/
Hengyo771/
Hengyai71136/
Hiangya71109/
Huangya7156/
Hongyee7130/
Hongyue719/
Hyingya716/
Hengyou711/
Hangyou711/
Hungyau711/
Hengy67677/
Huangyou67291/
Hangy6712/
Hingy674/
Houngyue671/
Houndjao671/
Houndjaho631/
Houndeahou592/
Hondjoa571/
Houndjoa531/

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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 Hongyao
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