San Yuen Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
San Yuen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
San Yuen (7) may also be a first name.
San Yuen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name San Yuen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name San Yuen is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name San Yuen? popularity and diffusion
The surname San Yuen is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. San Yuen is primarily found in Asia, where 180 percent of San Yuen live; 160 percent live in Southeast Asia and 140 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. San Yuen is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 7 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia San Yuen is most prevalent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 60 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 20 percent live and Selangor, where 20 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 40 percent live and Hong Kong, where 20 percent live.
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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 Yuen
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