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

Zhanyan (Russian: Жанян) is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhanyan? popularity and diffusion

Zhanyan is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 6,878 people.

It is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,233,934. In Taiwan Zhanyan is mostly concentrated in: Nantou County, where 21 percent are found, Taoyuan City, where 21 percent are found and Keelung City, where 16 percent are found. Other than Taiwan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Armenia, where 4 percent are found and China, where 4 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Zhanyan
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