Tangyan Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Tangyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia2981:9,833778
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tangyan (2,501) may also be a first name.

Tangyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tangyan (Russian: Тангян) is borne by more people in Armenia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangyan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 666,162nd most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Tangyan live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Armeno-West Asia. It is also the 147,594th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 2,501 people.

The surname Tangyan is most prevalent in Armenia, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 9,833. In Armenia it is most frequent in: Syunik Province, where 51 percent live, Yerevan, where 38 percent live and Ararat Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Armenia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

Tangyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongyan8614/
Thongyan80186/
Tongyean801/
Thongyean7512/
Tandian712,548/
Tandean71896/
Tongyon7143/
Tandjan7123/
Tandiang671,191/
Thongyon67280/
Tandayon6778/
Tandjang6737/
Tandihan6713/
Tongyoun6710/
Tongyoon671/
Tandioan671/
Tandijan671/
Tandiane671/
Thongyoun63241/
Thongyoon632/
Thongyonh631/
Tandjiang631/
Tandjangue591/
Tandiangue591/
Thondayyan591/
Thandaayam591/
Tandion5747/
Tandjon5723/
Tamdian571/
Tandjong53194/
Tandiong53135/
Tandejon53108/
Tandijon5326/
Tamdjian536/
Tamdjong533/
Tandihon531/
Tandeong531/
Toumdjang501/

Tangyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tangyan in the Russian language
Тангянtangan-

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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 Tangyan
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