Shangyu Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Shangyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shangyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China41:341,830,39216,990
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shangyu (21,990) may also be a first name.

Shangyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shangyu is more commonly found in China than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shangyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shangyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shangyu is the 6,723,624th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Shangyu are found; 88 percent are found in East Asia and 88 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 35,229th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 21,990 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in China, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 341,830,392. Aside from China this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 38 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shangyou934/
Shangyuh931/
Sangyu92362/
Sangyuy867/
Sangyou861/
Songyu7746/
Sandyu776/
Sandyus71300/
Songyou7119/
Sandeyu7112/
Chandyu716/
Sandhyu711/
Sandyuz711/
Shandius671/

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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 Shangyu
  • 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