Mingyan Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Mingyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mingyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mingyan (175,172) may also be a first name.

Mingyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mingyan has its highest incidence in China. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mingyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mingyan is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Mingyan reside; 47 percent reside in East Asia and 47 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Mingyan is also the 6,008th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 175,172 people.

This surname is most commonly held in China, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 273,464,313. Barring China Mingyan exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 29 percent live and Taiwan, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mengyan8656/
Mindyann801/
Mindyanne751/
Mengyán71104/
Mindian714/
Mindjang6758/
Menďan6217/
Mndjan6210/
Mendean5778/
Mendian5716/
Mendjan579/
Mendyam574/
Mindjon572/
Mndiang571/
Mindiam571/
Mindijanova561/
Mendiant5325/
Mindjong5321/
Mendiang537/
Mendjane533/
Mindjoun531/
Mendjand531/
Mendiane531/
Mindjein531/
Mendejian509/
Mindjotin506/
Menďanová505/
Mehndijan501/
Mendijian501/

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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 Mingyan
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