San Yan Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

San Yan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Yan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

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 last name San Yan is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name San Yan is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name internationally It is held by 5 people.

San Yan is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia San Yan is most common in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent are found and Pahang, where 50 percent are found. Beside Malaysia it is found in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Yang933/
San Yaan931/
San Jan862/
San Jaun8019/
San Hian802/
San Yong802/
San Jean801/
San Jaan801/
San Jang801/
San Yoon801/
San Jam711/
San Jong67137/
San Joon671/
San John670/
San-Jong531/

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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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