Shangyan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Shangyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shangyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shangyan (12,784) may also be a first name.

Shangyan Last Name Facts

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

Shangyan is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shangyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shangyan live; 88 percent live in East Asia and 88 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Shangyan is also the 51,872nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 12,784 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,907,458. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: New Taipei City, where 100 percent live. Barring Taiwan Shangyan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sangyan9370/
Sangyaan8865/
Seangyan881/
Shandyan881/
Sangyahan824/
Sangyon80165/
Sandyan8028/
Songyan8023/
Sandhyan75202/
Shandian7516/
Chandyan751/
Sangyoun751/
Sahandian7119/
Sandyanne711/
Sandian67388/
Sandean6764/
Zandyan6734/
Sandjan677/
Samdyan674/
Sandyam674/
Saundaiyan671/

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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 Shangyan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis