Yanxian Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Yanxian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Yanxian (59,499) may also be a first name.
Yanxian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanxian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yanxian is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanxian? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Yanxian live; 48 percent live in East Asia and 48 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 15,953rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 59,499 people.
The surname is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,604,972. In Taiwan Yanxian is primarily concentrated in: Pingtung County, where 44 percent live, Penghu County, where 33 percent live and Taipei City, where 22 percent live. Apart from Taiwan Yanxian occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 35 percent live and China, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanxiang | 93 | 13 | / |
| Yangxian | 93 | 7 | / |
| Yaxian | 92 | 5 | / |
| Yangxiang | 88 | 7 | / |
| Yanjian | 86 | 46 | / |
| Yaxiang | 86 | 7 | / |
| Yansian | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yanxyan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yonxian | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yangjian | 80 | 156 | / |
| Yanjiang | 80 | 86 | / |
| Yongxian | 80 | 13 | / |
| Yanxiong | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jianxian | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yanjihan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yanchian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yannjian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaxion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangjiang | 75 | 201 | / |
| Yongxiang | 75 | 35 | / |
| Yangxiong | 75 | 15 | / |
| Jianxiang | 75 | 15 | / |
| Jiangxian | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yannsiang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yagjian | 71 | 76 | / |
| Jansian | 71 | 39 | / |
| Yangean | 71 | 20 | / |
| Yonsian | 71 | 18 | / |
| Yaxiong | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jiaxian | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jiangxiang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Janjian | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yamsian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaghjian | 67 | 98 | / |
| Yongjian | 67 | 43 | / |
| Jiaxiang | 67 | 17 | / |
| Janssian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jansiane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jangjian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiaxiong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janchian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janszian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yangehan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanzhyan | 67 | 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 Yanxian
- 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