Yanshao Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yanshao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yanshao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Yanshao (3,701) may also be a first name.

Yanshao Last Name Facts

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

Yanshao is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanshao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yanshao is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Yanshao occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Yanshao reside; 90 percent reside in East Asia and 90 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Yanshao is also the 115,911th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 3,701 people.

This surname is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,930,593. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Pingtung County, where 50 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 25 percent reside and Hsinchu City, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan Yanshao occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and China, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yansao92136/
Yanzhao8623/
Yanchao8619/
Jianshao802/
Jansao7729/
Yangiao7132/
Janchao714/
Jhansao711/
Yanchoho67589/
Jianzhao6723/
Jianchao6710/
Jhanjhao671/
Yanssoua671/
Yamshoho671/
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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 Yanshao
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