Yangdong Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yangdong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangdong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Yangdong (30,520) may also be a first name.

Yangdong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yangdong is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangdong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Yangdong are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 27,542nd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 30,520 people.

The last name Yangdong is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 808,440. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Kaohsiung City, where 48 percent reside, Taichung City, where 31 percent reside and Tainan City, where 7 percent reside. Barring Taiwan it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in China, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangdon931,507/
Yongdong888/
Yangdang883/
Jiangdong8218/
Yangdan8016/
Yongdon803/
Yakdong801/
Jongdong757/
Jangdang752/
Iongdong751/
Jiongdong711/
Yangdam6720/
Jacdong6716/
Yongdan677/
Jogdong671/
Jangdom671/
Yangdham633/
Jongdung631/
Jangdhane594/
Yongdam53138/
Jocdong5355/
Yokdang5311/
Yagdang531/
Yakdang531/
Yongdang504/
Jongdand502/
Jongdoum501/

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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 Yangdong
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