Leiyang Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Leiyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Leiyang (4,352) may also be a first name.
Leiyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leiyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leiyang is found most frequently in Taiwan. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leiyang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Leiyang reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 104,701st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 4,352 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,688,949. In Taiwan Leiyang is most numerous in: Taichung City, where 40 percent live, Kaohsiung City, where 20 percent live and Tainan City, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan Leiyang exists in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.
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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 Leiyang
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