Taishan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Taishan Surname User-submission:
This surname was taken from the name of a county in Guandong Province, China. It means from beliefs that their ancestor came from a small county in China. The Taishanese is part of the Yue Chinese family and has an identity that distinguishes themselves from the dominant Cantonese people.
Read More About This SurnameTaishan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Taishan (30,868) may also be a first name.
Taishan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname was taken from the name of a county in Guandong Province, China. It means from beliefs that their ancestor came from a small county in China. The Taishanese is part of the Yue Chinese family and has an identity that distinguishes themselves from the dominant Cantonese people.
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Where Does The Last Name Taishan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Taishan (Hindi: टइशन, Marathi: तैशन) occurs most in Taiwan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taishan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Taishan live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Taishan is also the 27,320th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 30,868 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,688,949. In Taiwan Taishan is most common in: Changhua County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Taiwan this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 25 percent reside and China, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taishan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taishan in the Hindi language | ||
| टइशन | ta'isana | - |
| Taishan in the Marathi language | ||
| तैशन | taisana | - |
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