Lancai Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Lancai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 28 | 1:837,312 | 5,934 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Lancai (3,260) may also be a first name.
Lancai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lancai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lancai is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lancai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Lancai occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Lancai reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 94 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Lancai is also the 125,446th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 3,260 people.
The last name Lancai is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 837,312. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 50 percent are found, Taichung City, where 29 percent are found and Taoyuan City, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Taiwan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Lancai
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