Wuyan Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wuyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1531:153,2341,365
China121:113,943,4645,994
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wuyan (590) may also be a first name.

Wuyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuyan occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Wuyan live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 344,405th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 590 people.

The surname Wuyan is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 153,234. In Taiwan it is most common in: Tainan City, where 22 percent are found, Kaohsiung City, where 21 percent are found and Taichung City, where 18 percent are found. Beside Taiwan Wuyan is found in 8 countries. It is also common in China, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouyan913/
Wuyn891/
Wueyang831/
Buyan806,094/
Uayan802,458/
Wayan802,428/
Woyan80130/
Wiyan8049/
Wuyam8031/
Vuyan8027/
Wujan8019/
Wuyin8011/
Uiyan809/
Wuynh809/
Weyan805/
Wuyen804/
Wuyon803/
Wuian801/
Weuan801/
Huayan73595/
Vhuyan73544/
Wahyan73225/
Wayane73187/
Woyahn7344/
Woyand7343/
Wuyten7340/
Huiyan7333/
Wiyane7328/
Oueyan7324/
Whayan7321/
Wheyan7321/
Woyhan7320/
Wujang7316/
Wayhan7313/
Wuauun739/
Whoyan735/
Buuyan735/
Vuyane734/
Woyann732/
Woyank731/
Vuayan731/
Wyohan731/
Weyhan731/
Wujahn731/
Woyane731/
Woyant731/
Vuiyan731/
Huoyan731/
Hueyan731/
Uayant731/
Wyiant730/
Wiyand730/
Buyann730/
Wuiant730/
Weyahn730/
Wain6711,253/
Weyn671,198/
Wean67638/
Waun67623/
Wayn67204/
Ueyn67148/
Huayane6789/
Wajn6788/
Wayanne6786/
Woun6754/
Uean6751/
Buyn6745/
Wuin6739/
Weun6736/
Wayandt6722/
Guhayan6711/
Huayang6710/
Vuyn679/
Huiyang679/
Vueyang673/
Waujang673/
Huoyang672/
Woyanne672/
Wujn671/
Vuhayan671/
Uoyn671/
Hbhuyan671/
Uihyang671/
Wiyanne671/
Wèyandt671/
Wouyeng671/

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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 Wuyan
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