Longyan Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Longyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Longyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Longyan (22,181) may also be a first name.

Longyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Longyan occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Longyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Longyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Longyan is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Longyan live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Tai-Asia. Longyan is also the 34,986th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 22,181 people.

This last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,765,959. In Thailand Longyan is most prevalent in: Bangkok, where 55 percent reside, Nonthaburi Province, where 25 percent reside and Chachoengsao Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langyan8630/
Longyon862/
Langyahn800/
Loungyoun751/
Langyon71173/
Londean7116/
Londian718/
Landyan716/
Londoyon671/
Londiang671/
Londeon571/
Landiong531/
Liondiong501/

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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 Longyan
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