Yanggao Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yanggao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanggao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan891:263,4242,179
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yanggao (4,052) may also be a first name.

Yanggao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yanggao occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanggao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Yanggao are found; 78 percent are found in East Asia and 78 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 109,509th most widespread given name globally, borne by 4,052 people.

It is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 263,424. In Taiwan Yanggao is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 24 percent live, New Taipei City, where 12 percent live and Taitung County, where 12 percent live. Not including Taiwan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangao921,094/
Yanghao866/
Yangaou861/
Yangaao861/
Yonggao861/
Yagao83609/
Yasengao80280/
Yaningao8084/
Jianggao8075/
Yangahou807/
Yanengao801/
Jangao771,272/
Yongao77170/
Yangoa7738/
Yagaou774/
Yañgao773/
Yangouo71754/
Ayongao71257/
Yangoua71169/
Jiangao7133/
Yonghao719/
Jaungao712/
Yagahou711/
Jangaeo711/
Giangao711/
Yosngao711/
Yangouot6731/
Yagoa6725/
Jianghao678/
Jagao676/
Yangaiya675/
Yangayya672/
Yiangoua671/
Yangouoh671/
Yangouap671/
Yanghouo671/
Yamngouo671/
Yogao671/
Eagao671/
Yagoõ671/
Yahgauoi671/
Yanegaua671/

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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 Yanggao
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis