Yangkang Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yangkang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangkang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Yangkang (6,485) may also be a first name.

Yangkang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yangkang has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangkang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Yangkang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Yangkang are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 81,514th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 6,485 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,233,934. In Taiwan Yangkang is most common in: Taichung City, where 32 percent live, Tainan City, where 21 percent live and Yilan County, where 21 percent live. Not including Taiwan Yangkang exists in one country. It is also common in China, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yankang9319/
Jangkang8863/
Yongkang8823/
Yangkong8820/
Yangkhong82211/
Jiangkang824/
Yankong8010/
Yancang802/
Yamkang801/
Jiankang7538/
Yongkong7521/
Jangkong7516/
Yankhong754/
Yoonkang751/
Yangcong751/
Yankheng751/
Yanquang751/
Yongkhong71708/
Jiangkong711/
Jankhaung711/
Yoongkong711/
Jankong67832/
Yancong6712/
Ugiangkong673/
Jiangkhong672/
Iankong671/

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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 Yangkang
  • 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