Yongyen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yongyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yongyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Yongyen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yongyen is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yongyen? popularity and diffusion

Yongyen is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Yongyen reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 50 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Yongyen
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