Songyang Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Songyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Songyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2651:266,56045,681
Taiwan601:390,7463,053
China91:151,924,6187,954
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Songyang (32,468) may also be a first name.

Songyang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Songyang occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Songyang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 820,032nd most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. Songyang occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Songyang live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 26,210th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 32,468 people.

It is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 266,560. In Thailand Songyang is most common in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 46 percent are found, Phatthalung Province, where 28 percent are found and Narathiwat Province, where 22 percent are found. Barring Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 18 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soongyang941/
Sangyang88474/
Songyong8814/
Songyoung8212/
Shangyang824/
Soongyong821/
Soungyoung782/
Sandyang755/
Sondiang753/
Sondjang751/
Sangyoung7112/
Soondeang715/
Sandiang6344/
Sondiong6342/
Sandjang6333/
Sandeang6310/
Sondjong632/
Sandehang5948/
Sandjangue569/
Sandjong502,134/
Sandiong5020/
Sangyong5016/
Samdiong506/

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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 Songyang
  • 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