San Shang Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

San Shang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Shang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

San Shang Last Name Facts

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

The last name San Shang has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of San Shang live; 67 percent live in East Asia and 67 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

San Shang is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan San Shang is primarily found in: New Taipei City, where 50 percent reside and Taipei City, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Sang941/
San Chang899/
San Sheng894/
San San88174/
San Chan8213/
San Song821/
San Chong782/
San-Shayn781/
San-Chang781/
San Siong781/
San Chhan781/
San-San7528/
San Son753/
San Chhean741/
San Soon711/
San Seint671/
San Xuong671/
San Cheam671/
San-Sen631/
San Som630/
San-Zen504/

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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 Shang
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