Kangyang Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kangyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1851:381,82967,077
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kangyang (12,874) may also be a first name.

Kangyang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kangyang (Bengali: কংয়ং) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kangyang.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangyang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 899,940th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name Kangyang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Kangyang live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Tai-Asia. Kangyang is also the 51,633rd most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 12,874 people.

It is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 381,829. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Chiang Rai Province, where 66 percent live, Bangkok, where 10 percent live and Songkhla Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Thailand it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Taiwan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khangyang941/
Kongyang8847/
Kandyang8819/
Kangyong883/
Khongyang82208/
Kongyaung821/
Khandyang821/
Kongyong7541/
Kandiang7512/
Kandyong7512/
Kandjang751/
Kandeyong71175/
Kongyoung7190/
Khongyong7175/
Kandayong716/
Khongyoung675/
Kandiong636/
Kandeong634/
Kandjong631/
Kandihong591/
Candiong5073/
Kondjang503/
Komdjang502/
Kondiang501/

Kangyang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kangyang in the Bengali language
কংয়ংkanyam-

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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 Kangyang
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