Tangsun Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tangsun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangsun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Tangsun (282) may also be a first name.

Tangsun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tangsun has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangsun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Tangsun is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tangsun live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 527,582nd most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 282 people.

The surname Tangsun is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 31 percent are found and Taiwan, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangsung931/
Thangsoun881/
Tangson86339/
Tongsun8681/
Tangjun8623/
Tangcun861/
Thongsun80340/
Tangjung8025/
Taingson8015/
Tangchun808/
Tongsung805/
Teangson803/
Thangjun801/
Tangzung801/
Thongsoun753/
Tangchaun751/
Tongson711,861/
Tongjun71151/
Tankson71138/
Tangzum717/
Thongshung717/
Thongsoung712/
Thongsound711/
Thongsaung711/
Tangjum711/
Thongsounh711/
Thongjun67281/
Tongchun6790/
Thongsum6744/
Tangchum6726/
Toingson673/
Tongsoon673/
Toungson670/

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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 Tangsun
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