Sunyang Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Sunyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 57 | 1:411,311 | 3,177 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sunyang (1,002) may also be a first name.
Sunyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sunyang is found most in Taiwan. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunyang? popularity and diffusion
Sunyang is the 2,333,370th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sunyang live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 254,172nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,002 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 411,311. In Taiwan Sunyang is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 32 percent reside, Taichung City, where 30 percent reside and New Taipei City, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Taiwan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 9 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumnyang | 93 | 12 | / |
| Sunhyang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Suniang | 86 | 9 | / |
| Sunyong | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sunjang | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sunhang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sumniang | 80 | 29 | / |
| Sungnang | 80 | 24 | / |
| Sunjiang | 80 | 23 | / |
| Sunhyong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sunhong | 71 | 71 | / |
| Sunjong | 71 | 34 | / |
| Sonjang | 71 | 19 | / |
| Sonyong | 71 | 12 | / |
| Xunyong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shunhong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chunjang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chunhang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sungiong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chunjiang | 63 | 9 | / |
| Chuignang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shungiong | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chunheang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chhunheang | 59 | 2 | / |
| Schoonyong | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sonjong | 57 | 53 | / |
| Sumjong | 57 | 2 | / |
| Soniong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chunhong | 53 | 41 | / |
| Sooneong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sonnjong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chunhoong | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Sunyang
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