Kangyan Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Kangyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Kangyan (6,003) may also be a first name.

Kangyan Last Name Facts

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

Kangyan is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Kangyan is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kangyan are found; 59 percent are found in East Asia and 59 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 85,637th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 6,003 people.

The last name Kangyan is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,344,475. In Taiwan Kangyan is mostly found in: Taoyuan City, where 40 percent reside, Tainan City, where 30 percent reside and Kaohsiung City, where 10 percent reside. Not including Taiwan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangyanh931/
Kongyan8692/
Kandyan8635/
Kongyean802/
Kandyant801/
Khandyan801/
Khongyean752/
Kandaiyan751/
Khandgian751/
Kandian71360/
Kondyan71121/
Kongyon7128/
Kandjan717/
Kandyon716/
Khongyon67219/
Kandjian6710/
Kandayon678/
Khondyan677/
Khandjan674/
Kandijan672/
Kandhian671/
Kandaion671/
Kandiann671/
Khandian671/

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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 Kangyan
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