Ahn Surname

4,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Korea94,7331:26546
United States13,2611:27,3333,412
South Korea4,5231:11,329109
Canada1,2761:28,8763,796
Thailand9041:78,14010,439
Hong Kong7591:9,665310
Singapore6851:8,040459
Australia4841:55,7766,832
Belgium4711:24,4093,857
Germany3631:221,77824,859
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
New Zealand2341:19,3523,400
Brazil2171:986,51835,003
Japan1651:774,81417,861
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
England1291:431,92329,000
France871:763,48093,619
China851:16,086,136935
Uzbekistan821:377,1859,590
Malaysia641:460,84723,445
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Austria391:218,34426,757
Guam371:4,328556
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Vietnam251:3,705,8422,334
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Chile231:765,93416,989
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
India211:36,526,923420,161
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Swaziland91:144,244719
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Panama71:558,8949,437
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

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.

- ansseul

The Korean surname "Ahn" is derived from the Chinese character 安 (An), meaning 'peace'.

- kimchikandy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hahn86187,955/
Ahun862,432/
Ahan861,286/
Ahnn8626/
Ahyn869/
Auhn867/
Aahn863/
Aihn862/
Ahnq861/
Athn861/
An803,294,274/
Achen759,137/
Achin753,248/
Hahan75512/
Aahan75395/
Hahyn75358/
Hahun75158/
Hahnn7561/
Ahcin7552/
Hauhn7548/
Ahaan7525/
Haahn7524/
Ahcen7512/
Ashyn7510/
Athne755/
Ahain755/
Ahann754/
Ahyna754/
Heahn753/
Ahein753/
Ahaun753/
Achyn753/
Gauhn751/
Șahan751/
Hahnt751/
Ahgne751/
Ahanh751/
Achén751/
Achín751/
Hajhn751/
Achhn751/
Acihn751/
Haihn750/
Gaahn750/
Hahjn750/
Han6710,833,230/
Gan671,572,941/
Anh67658,260/
Ang67450,956/
Hon6775,612/
Ain6724,935/
Ohn6723,612/
Ann6722,365/
Ane6719,115/
Aun6715,231/
Acheng679,121/
Aan675,009/
Ant674,424/
Ayn671,983/
And671,674/
Ean671,202/
Aching67969/
Hachin67871/
Hachen67767/
Anq67598/
Atn67534/
Asn67306/
Hahyna67301/
Amn67289/
Ajn67133/
Đan67131/
Amh67105/
Acheen6792/
Hán6768/
Aahane6761/
Hashyn6760/
Aachen6759/
Anğ6752/
Ahysen6740/
Eachen6740/
Achint6733/
Aichen6731/
Hachyn6719/
Aïn6715/
Ahatyn6714/
Gahein6712/
Aichin6712/
Ahceng6711/
Ahahyn6711/
Auhsen678/
Auchin676/
Auchen676/
Aahaan676/
Hahann676/
Assehn674/
Ahatin674/
Achend674/
Ajchen674/
Hahcen674/
Ahnová673/
Eachin673/
Ahamnd673/
Ahayjn672/
Asshin672/
Ashsin672/
Ahehen672/
Hàn672/
Ağahan672/
Azchen671/
Hahain671/
Hahasn671/
Ahahan671/
Hân671/
Hayhne671/
Åan671/
Țan671/
Ahnova671/
Aihsen671/
Ahtten671/
Ahajnh671/
Aheyne671/
Ahchen671/
D'Hahn671/
Aychen671/
Aín671/
Anå671/
Atihng671/
Ahhcen671/
Aushyn671/
Ahsent670/

Ahn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ahn in the Hindi language
अःनahna50
अःणahna50

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