Qianyu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Qianyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qianyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Qianyu (81,505) may also be a first name.

Qianyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qianyu is held by more people in China than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qianyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Qianyu live; 71 percent live in East Asia and 71 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Qianyu is also the 12,178th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 81,505 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in China, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 455,773,855. Other than China it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qianyou923/
Qianhu836/
Qianhui7755/
Chianyu775/
Keanyu671/
Kianiu671/
Kijanju624/
Chianiu624/
Kihonyu624/
Kianhou622/
Chiangnu5794/
Chianjuh571/
Kyanju502/
Kiamju501/
Kjanju501/

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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 Qianyu
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