San Heng Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

San Heng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Heng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

San Heng (5) may also be a first name.

San Heng Last Name Facts

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

The surname San Heng is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of San Heng.

How Common Is The Last Name San Heng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of San Heng live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 5 people.

San Heng is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia San Heng is most prevalent in: Perak, where 50 percent live and Sarawak, where 50 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 25 percent live and Singapore, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Eng931/
San Cheung893/
San Hong884/
San Chen884/
San Hein881/
San Hang881/
San Chhen821/
San Ching821/
San Chhean781/
San Chin755/
San Yong752/
San Ying751/
San Jean751/
San Khin751/
San-En71336/
San In717/
San Cheam711/
San Yin6717/
San Inn674/
San Jin672/
San Jim531/
San Aim531/

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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 San Heng
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