Liangyan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Liangyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liangyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
China71:195,331,65210,124
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Liangyan (38,106) may also be a first name.

Liangyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liangyan occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liangyan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Liangyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Liangyan reside; 65 percent reside in East Asia and 65 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Liangyan is also the 23,137th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 38,106 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,930,593. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Pingtung County, where 50 percent reside, Chiayi City, where 25 percent reside and Taichung City, where 25 percent reside. Not including Taiwan it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in China, where 30 percent reside and Thailand, where 22 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Liangyan
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