Pingyan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Singapore

Pingyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pingyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pingyan (20,995) may also be a first name.

Pingyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pingyan is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Pingyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pingyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pingyan is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Pingyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Pingyan live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 36,481st most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 20,995 people.

Pingyan is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Taipei City, where 67 percent reside and Taichung City, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and China, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pngyan921/
Pengyan8612/
Pindyan861/
Pindian7128/
Pendyang671/
Pndian622/
Pendyam57218/
Pendean577/
Pendian571/
Pendiang539/

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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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  • 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 Pingyan
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