Yanliu Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yanliu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanliu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1151:203,8671,752
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yanliu (12,487) may also be a first name.

Yanliu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yanliu occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yanliu.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanliu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Yanliu are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Yanliu is also the 52,750th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 12,487 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 203,867. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 40 percent live, Taichung City, where 10 percent live and Taipei City, where 10 percent live. Not including Taiwan Yanliu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangliu92523/
Yanlu91101/
Yonliu8311/
Yanlou835/
Yanelu833/
Yanleu831/
Yanlau831/
Jianliu77107/
Yanelui7712/
Yanluis777/
Yaneluy772/
Jangliu771/
Yonlu7310/
Yamlu738/
Janlu732/
Jeanlius712/
Jianlu6780/
Gaijanliu6721/
Gaijonliu6719/
Yamleu6716/
Janlou6712/
Jamliu677/
Janlud673/
Ianlou672/
Yanloo671/
Yamlou671/
Yonlou671/
Janluu671/
Janlui671/
Oyonlu671/
Yamlau671/

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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 Yanliu
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