Yangtan Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Yangtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1251:565,10796,458
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yangtan (1,264) may also be a first name.

Yangtan Last Name Facts

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

Yangtan is most common in Thailand. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangtan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yangtan live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Tai-Asia. Yangtan is also the 221,982nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,264 people.

The surname Yangtan is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 565,107. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Chai Nat Province, where 90 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 7 percent reside and Udon Thani Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Thailand this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangtang9365/
Yangthan931/
Yangthean884/
Yangton863/
Jangtan861/
Yangthon80134/
Yangtong8079/
Iangtang804/
Yongtang803/
Yangtham801/
Yangthong75483/
Jiangtang7535/
Yankton71142/
Jongtan712/
Jangtam711/
Yasingtong711/
Jasingtang711/
Jangton710/
Yasingthong67109/
Yongtong6714/
Jongthan672/
Jangtong671/
Jangtham671/
Jeangtam671/
Yongthon671/

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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 Yangtan
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