Yangyan Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Yangyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 119 | 1:197,015 | 1,702 |
| China | 30 | 1:45,577,386 | 2,472 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yangyan (28,335) may also be a first name.
Yangyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yangyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yangyan is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yangyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yangyan is the 1,415,499th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yangyan are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Yangyan is also the 29,131st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 28,335 people.
The surname Yangyan is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 197,015. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Kaohsiung City, where 21 percent reside, Taichung City, where 16 percent reside and New Taipei City, where 12 percent reside. Other than Taiwan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yangyean | 93 | 10 | / |
| Yongyan | 86 | 965 | / |
| Jangyan | 86 | 114 | / |
| Yandyan | 86 | 58 | / |
| Yangyon | 86 | 11 | / |
| Yongyean | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yangyoun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yangyein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yandian | 71 | 58 | / |
| Yongyon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yandjang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yongyoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yongyoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jandegian | 63 | 44 | / |
| Jandian | 57 | 7 | / |
| Iandian | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yandiam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jandeean | 53 | 4 | / |
| Jandayon | 53 | 4 | / |
| Yondjang | 53 | 2 | / |
| Jandiann | 53 | 1 | / |
| Yamdjong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Yamdjang | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Yangyan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis