Ahn Surname
Approximately 119,553 people bear this surname
Ahn Surname User-submission:
Ahn, An, On is a surname (Chinese: 安, Korean: 안), which means 'peace' or 'tranquility'. It is most common in Northern China and North Korea. It derives from an abbreviation of 安息 (Arsacid), an empire in Northern China.
Ahn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 94,733 | 1:265 | 46 |
| United States | 13,261 | 1:27,333 | 3,412 |
| South Korea | 4,523 | 1:11,329 | 109 |
| Canada | 1,276 | 1:28,876 | 3,796 |
| Thailand | 904 | 1:78,140 | 10,439 |
| Hong Kong | 759 | 1:9,665 | 310 |
| Singapore | 685 | 1:8,040 | 459 |
| Australia | 484 | 1:55,776 | 6,832 |
| Belgium | 471 | 1:24,409 | 3,857 |
| Germany | 363 | 1:221,778 | 24,859 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| New Zealand | 234 | 1:19,352 | 3,400 |
| Brazil | 217 | 1:986,518 | 35,003 |
| Japan | 165 | 1:774,814 | 17,861 |
| United Arab Emirates | 133 | 1:68,889 | 6,446 |
| England | 129 | 1:431,923 | 29,000 |
| France | 87 | 1:763,480 | 93,619 |
| China | 85 | 1:16,086,136 | 935 |
| Uzbekistan | 82 | 1:377,185 | 9,590 |
| Malaysia | 64 | 1:460,847 | 23,445 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Denmark | 51 | 1:110,681 | 10,317 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Vietnam | 25 | 1:3,705,842 | 2,334 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Kazakhstan | 22 | 1:803,750 | 51,043 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Ahn (948) may also be a first name.
Ahn Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ahn, An, On is a surname (Chinese: 安, Korean: 안), which means 'peace' or 'tranquility'. It is most common in Northern China and North Korea. It derives from an abbreviation of 安息 (Arsacid), an empire in Northern China.
- ansseulThe Korean surname "Ahn" is derived from the Chinese character 安 (An), meaning 'peace'.
- kimchikandyAhn Demographics
Average Male Ahn Height
172.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ahn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ahn (Hindi: अःन) is found most frequently in North Korea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahn? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,721st most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 60,957 people. The last name Ahn occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Ahn reside; 84 percent reside in East Asia and 83 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 262,398th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 948 people.
This surname is most frequently used in North Korea, where it is carried by 94,733 people, or 1 in 265. Barring North Korea this last name is found in 95 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and South Korea, where 4 percent are found.
Ahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ahn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ahn last name increased 18,418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ahn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ahn surname are 5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.77% registered with the party.
The amount Ahn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning R 274,992 per year; in United States they earn 23.03% more than the national average, earning $53,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $58,182 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hahn | 86 | 187,955 | / |
| Ahun | 86 | 2,432 | / |
| Ahan | 86 | 1,286 | / |
| Ahnn | 86 | 26 | / |
| Ahyn | 86 | 9 | / |
| Auhn | 86 | 7 | / |
| Aahn | 86 | 3 | / |
| Aihn | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ahnq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Athn | 86 | 1 | / |
| An | 80 | 3,294,274 | / |
| Achen | 75 | 9,137 | / |
| Achin | 75 | 3,248 | / |
| Hahan | 75 | 512 | / |
| Aahan | 75 | 395 | / |
| Hahyn | 75 | 358 | / |
| Hahun | 75 | 158 | / |
| Hahnn | 75 | 61 | / |
| Ahcin | 75 | 52 | / |
| Hauhn | 75 | 48 | / |
| Ahaan | 75 | 25 | / |
| Haahn | 75 | 24 | / |
| Ahcen | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ashyn | 75 | 10 | / |
| Athne | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ahain | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ahann | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ahyna | 75 | 4 | / |
| Heahn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ahein | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ahaun | 75 | 3 | / |
| Achyn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gauhn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Șahan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hahnt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahgne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahanh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Achén | 75 | 1 | / |
| Achín | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hajhn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Achhn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Acihn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haihn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gaahn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hahjn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Han | 67 | 10,833,230 | / |
| Gan | 67 | 1,572,941 | / |
| Anh | 67 | 658,260 | / |
| Ang | 67 | 450,956 | / |
| Hon | 67 | 75,612 | / |
| Ain | 67 | 24,935 | / |
| Ohn | 67 | 23,612 | / |
| Ann | 67 | 22,365 | / |
| Ane | 67 | 19,115 | / |
| Aun | 67 | 15,231 | / |
| Acheng | 67 | 9,121 | / |
| Aan | 67 | 5,009 | / |
| Ant | 67 | 4,424 | / |
| Ayn | 67 | 1,983 | / |
| And | 67 | 1,674 | / |
| Ean | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Aching | 67 | 969 | / |
| Hachin | 67 | 871 | / |
| Hachen | 67 | 767 | / |
| Anq | 67 | 598 | / |
| Atn | 67 | 534 | / |
| Asn | 67 | 306 | / |
| Hahyna | 67 | 301 | / |
| Amn | 67 | 289 | / |
| Ajn | 67 | 133 | / |
| Đan | 67 | 131 | / |
| Amh | 67 | 105 | / |
| Acheen | 67 | 92 | / |
| Hán | 67 | 68 | / |
| Aahane | 67 | 61 | / |
| Hashyn | 67 | 60 | / |
| Aachen | 67 | 59 | / |
| Anğ | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ahysen | 67 | 40 | / |
| Eachen | 67 | 40 | / |
| Achint | 67 | 33 | / |
| Aichen | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hachyn | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aïn | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ahatyn | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gahein | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aichin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ahceng | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ahahyn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Auhsen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Auchin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Auchen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aahaan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hahann | 67 | 6 | / |
| Assehn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahatin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Achend | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajchen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hahcen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahnová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eachin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahamnd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahayjn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asshin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashsin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahehen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hàn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ağahan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Azchen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hahain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hahasn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hân | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayhne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Țan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahnova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahtten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahajnh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aheyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahchen | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Hahn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aychen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atihng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahhcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aushyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahsent | 67 | 0 | / |
Ahn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ahn in the Hindi language | ||
| अःन | ahna | 50 |
| अःण | ahna | 50 |
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