Liuyan Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Liuyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 107 | 1:219,110 | 1,866 |
| China | 63 | 1:21,703,517 | 1,203 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Liuyan (59,031) may also be a first name.
Liuyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liuyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liuyan occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Liuyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Liuyan is the 1,315,412th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname Liuyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Liuyan reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Liuyan is also the 16,070th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 59,031 people.
Liuyan is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 219,110. In Taiwan Liuyan is primarily found in: Kaohsiung City, where 27 percent reside, Taichung City, where 17 percent reside and New Taipei City, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 1 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
- 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 Liuyan
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