San Yi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Singapore

San Yi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Yi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

San Yi (14) may also be a first name.

San Yi Last Name Facts

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

San Yi is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of San Yi are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 14 people.

San Yi is most numerous in Thailand, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Bangkok, where 50 percent reside and Songkhla Province, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Thailand it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Yih922/
San I9142/
San Y912/
San Ai836/
San Ay831/
San Ji831/
San Oi831/
San Ey831/
San Ie831/
San Hai774/
San Jit771/
San Uis771/
San Hoi771/
San Hui771/
San-I7318/
San E7316/
San A732/
San Jaya715/
San-Ji672,951/
San-Ei6798/
San-Yo6714/
San Ee675/
San He672/
San Ja671/
San Ha671/
San Ge671/
San Eu671/
San Hee6210/
San Hez625/
San Her624/
San Heath531/

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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 San Yi
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