Zongyuan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Zongyuan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zongyuan (46,944) may also be a first name.
Zongyuan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zongyuan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zongyuan is held by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zongyuan.
How Common Is The Last Name Zongyuan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zongyuan is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Zongyuan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Zongyuan are found; 75 percent are found in East Asia and 75 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 19,500th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 46,944 people.
The last name is most frequently held in China, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 455,773,855. Outside of China it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhongyuan | 94 | 57 | / |
| Zongyan | 93 | 4 | / |
| Zongyun | 93 | 1 | / |
| Songyuan | 88 | 24 | / |
| Zengyuan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zhangyuan | 82 | 44 | / |
| Songyan | 80 | 23 | / |
| Zngyani | 80 | 10 | / |
| Songyun | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zengyan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zongyin | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zengyun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sangyuan | 75 | 334 | / |
| Zangyani | 75 | 60 | / |
| Xingyuan | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sungyuan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cengyuan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Xiongyan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zingyani | 75 | 3 | / |
| Songyunh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xiangyuan | 71 | 22 | / |
| Saengyuan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Soongyuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangyuana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songyen | 67 | 216 | / |
| Saengyuean | 67 | 165 | / |
| Sungyan | 67 | 86 | / |
| Sangyan | 67 | 70 | / |
| Cengyan | 67 | 52 | / |
| Xingyun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Xingyan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Singyan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sangyun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sungyun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sengyun | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zongyuan
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