Yanxiang Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Qatar

Yanxiang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanxiang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Yanxiang (141,871) may also be a first name.

Yanxiang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yanxiang is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Yanxiang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanxiang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Yanxiang is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Yanxiang reside; 31 percent reside in South America and 31 percent reside in Luso-South America. Yanxiang is also the 7,385th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 141,871 people.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 50 percent live, Paraná, where 25 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 25 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in China, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangxiang947/
Yanxian9323/
Yaxiang937/
Yanjiang8886/
Yangxian887/
Yanxiong885/
Yangjiang82201/
Yongxiang8235/
Yangxiong8215/
Jianxiang8215/
Yannsiang821/
Yaxiong808/
Yanxyan802/
Yonxian801/
Jiangxiang786/
Yangjian75156/
Jiaxiang7517/
Yongxian7513/
Jianxian755/
Yiaxiong751/
Jianjiang7199/
Yongsiang7131/
Jianxiong7117/
Yongxiong719/
Yongjiang715/
Jiangxian714/
Yangjiong711/

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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 Yanxiang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis