Zongyuan Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
United States

Zongyuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zongyuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Zongyuan is found in China more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zongyuan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Zongyuan is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Zongyuan reside; 75 percent reside in East Asia and 75 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 19,500th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 46,944 people.

The last name is most frequently used in China, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 455,773,855. Apart from China this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhongyuan9457/
Zongyan934/
Zongyun931/
Songyuan8824/
Zengyuan881/
Zhangyuan8244/
Songyan8023/
Zngyani8010/
Songyun807/
Zengyan807/
Zongyin804/
Zengyun803/
Sangyuan75334/
Zangyani7560/
Xingyuan758/
Sungyuan755/
Cengyuan754/
Xiongyan754/
Zingyani753/
Songyunh751/
Xiangyuan7122/
Saengyuan712/
Soongyuen711/
Sangyuana711/
Songyen67216/
Saengyuean67165/
Sungyan6786/
Sangyan6770/
Cengyan6752/
Xingyun6711/
Xingyan677/
Singyan676/
Sangyun673/
Sungyun673/
Sengyun671/

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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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