Zhouyan Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Zhouyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zhouyan (12,532) may also be a first name.
Zhouyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhouyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhouyan is most common in Taiwan. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhouyan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,605,694th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Zhouyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Zhouyan live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Zhouyan is also the 52,615th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 12,532 people.
The last name is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 781,492. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Tainan City, where 23 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 17 percent reside and Taichung City, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Taiwan Zhouyan occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 40 percent reside and Singapore, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Zhouyan
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