Yangkun Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Yangkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1031:685,809114,410
China51:273,464,31313,838
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yangkun (14,239) may also be a first name.

Yangkun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yangkun is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangkun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yangkun are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 48,046th most widely held given name globally, held by 14,239 people.

It is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 685,809. In Thailand Yangkun is most common in: Krabi Province, where 89 percent live, Bangkok, where 4 percent live and Sukhothai Province, where 4 percent live. Other than Thailand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 4 percent live and Taiwan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangkhun9344/
Yiangkun9316/
Hyangkun931/
Yangkeun931/
Yankun92287/
Uiyangkun8872/
Yongkun86424/
Yankoun8686/
Iangkun8611/
Yankhun866/
Yangkum865/
Yangkon863/
Jangkun861/
Yangcun861/
Hiangkun8079/
Jiangkun807/
Yanggkon801/
Yangkoum801/
Yankoune801/
Yongkhun801/
Yangkoon801/
Jankun77616/
Yankon77127/
Yankunova754/
Jankuhn71125/
Yankoon7182/
Jiankun7114/
Jangkum7113/
Hiankun7112/
Jankhun7111/
Jangkon716/
Jankune714/
Yongcun713/
Jankund713/
Yongkum712/
Yancoun712/
Iangkon711/
Yamkung711/
Yiankon711/
Yamkaun711/
Yankhon711/
Jankung711/
Jiangcun675/
Jangkhum675/
Jankoung674/
Ayongkon674/
Jeankung671/
Jeangkum671/
Yhongkon671/
Jahnkuhn671/

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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 Yangkun
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