Yandang Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Yandang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yandang (2,179) may also be a first name.
Yandang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yandang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yandang is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yandang.
How Common Is The Last Name Yandang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Yandang are found; 41 percent are found in Central Africa and 41 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Yandang is also the 160,574th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 2,179 people.
The last name Yandang is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 269,728. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: East Region, where 35 percent reside, North Region, where 30 percent reside and Far North Region, where 29 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyandang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yandan | 92 | 1,110 | / |
| Yandasing | 88 | 30 | / |
| Jandang | 86 | 1,307 | / |
| Yandong | 86 | 412 | / |
| Yandain | 86 | 26 | / |
| Yandane | 86 | 22 | / |
| Yondang | 86 | 14 | / |
| Yamdang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jandeang | 80 | 50 | / |
| Yandahan | 80 | 32 | / |
| Jaindang | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jiandang | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yandanne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jhandang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jeandang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giandang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoondang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jandaung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yandam | 77 | 984 | / |
| Jandan | 77 | 881 | / |
| Yondan | 77 | 168 | / |
| Yandon | 77 | 136 | / |
| Yamdan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yandanova | 75 | 69 | / |
| Jeandaung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jandong | 71 | 69 | / |
| Yandham | 71 | 26 | / |
| Jiandan | 71 | 16 | / |
| Jaindan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Jamdang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jeandan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ehandan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jandane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ijandan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jhandan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jandand | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jandanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jandhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jandanc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yondong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jandaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eeandan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamndan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iamdang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jiandong | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jandahan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jandoung | 67 | 14 | / |
| Giondang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jamdaung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jyandham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iandhane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijandong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahandan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jandhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janduong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhandong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joondang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yandang
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