Xuanyu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Singapore

Xuanyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xuanyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Xuanyu (38,322) may also be a first name.

Xuanyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Xuanyu is found most frequently in China. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xuanyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Xuanyu live; 44 percent live in East Asia and 44 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Xuanyu is also the 23,035th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 38,322 people.

The surname Xuanyu is most frequently held in China, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 341,830,392. Other than China this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suanyu834/
Hsuanyu774/
Xuanhui772/
Xuanhieu712/
Shuanyuh711/
Suaniu6711/
Swanyu676/
Suanhu671/
Suonyu671/
Chuanhu628/
Shuanhu623/
Chuanju621/
Suanjui621/
Chuaynhu574/
Chuanhui571/
Shuangnu571/
Chuanhou571/
Shuangniu531/
Svanhu507/

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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
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  • 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 Xuanyu
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