San Yan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
San Yan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
San Yan (5) may also be a first name.
San Yan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name San Yan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname San Yan is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of San Yan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name San Yan? popularity and diffusion
San Yan is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname San Yan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of San Yan are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 5 people.
The surname San Yan is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent are found and Pahang, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia it exists in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Yan
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