Zhanyan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Zhanyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhanyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zhanyan (6,878) may also be a first name.

Zhanyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhanyan (Russian: Жанян) is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhanyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Zhanyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Zhanyan are found; 80 percent are found in East Asia and 80 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 78,493rd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 6,878 people.

It is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,233,934. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Nantou County, where 21 percent reside, Taoyuan City, where 21 percent reside and Keelung City, where 16 percent reside. Other than Taiwan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Armenia, where 4 percent reside and China, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzhanyan93150/
Zhannyan932/
Zanyan92126/
Zhanian8651/
Zhanhan8630/
Zainyan8616/
Xzanyan863/
Zanyang861/
Zhanhian8042/
Jahanyan8028/
Zhanjian8019/
Zhangnan808/
Sahanyan805/
Dzhonyan804/
Zanyatin802/
Zhanjane802/
Zahagnan801/
Zhaniang801/
Zanjan77313/
Zanian7764/
Zonyan771/
Zanyon771/
Zhanjiang7555/
Zhangnian751/
Zangian71663/
Jhanjan7179/
Zanjane7127/
Sanjyan7119/
Djanyan7115/
Zaniang7111/
Jhanian719/
Zianyon717/
Gianyan712/
Zanjian712/
Janjyan711/
Zounyan711/
Cainyan711/
Jhanhan711/
Saneiyan67372/
Sanayian67291/
Jhanjhan67113/
Jahanean678/
Janyasen675/
Sahanian674/
Sanaiyan672/
Djanyang672/
Zainjain671/
Sahanjan671/
Cahanian671/
Jamnyang671/

Zhanyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhanyan in the Russian language
Жанянzanan-

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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 Zhanyan
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