An Surname

165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,294,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
North Korea

An Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

An Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,886,5641:725101
South Korea711,7491:7220
North Korea367,0911:6812
Vietnam185,5911:49955
Cambodia61,7601:25140
Indonesia12,0121:11,0101,388
United States9,9271:36,5124,532
Pakistan9,8171:18,1971,090
Japan5,5181:23,1692,481
Egypt4,8811:18,8352,179
India4,5381:169,03210,469
Thailand4,2871:16,4771,243
Taiwan4,1421:5,660131
Bangladesh2,9741:53,5832,871
Singapore2,7601:1,996206
Malaysia2,0171:14,6231,488
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Uzbekistan1,9541:15,8292,540
Hong Kong1,8691:3,925214
Philippines1,6441:61,58010,431
Canada1,3811:26,6803,559
United Arab Emirates1,3241:6,920890
Turkey1,2221:63,6846,047
Australia8611:31,3544,168
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Macau4101:1,467189
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Kyrgyzstan3561:16,7773,009
Ireland3531:13,3401,585
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
France3301:201,28131,299
England3101:179,73616,229
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Germany2811:286,49629,863
Ukraine2521:180,64624,735
Brazil1981:1,081,18337,845
Netherlands1901:88,88014,701
New Zealand1871:24,2164,232
Spain1711:273,40416,997
Belgium1361:84,53413,247
Qatar1191:19,8152,139
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Iran1071:717,59437,363
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
Yemen811:326,2389,920
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Mexico751:1,655,01617,098
Oman621:59,4832,794
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Afghanistan511:630,4557,258
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Kazakhstan371:477,90535,586
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Syria281:689,3225,843
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Greece271:410,36354,524
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Guyana261:29,3163,211
Guam251:6,405908
Chile191:927,18319,125
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Israel171:503,39037,521
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Libya161:390,2481,390
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Norway131:395,56035,657
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Finland111:499,70030,478
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Brunei91:46,5261,743
Albania81:364,25716,885
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Laos41:1,647,081888
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Wales41:773,63329,106
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominica11:75,891912
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Án (11), Ân (1), Ān (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

An (1,696,108) may also be a first name.

An Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name An Come From? nationality or country of origin

An (Georgian: ან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻥ, Hindi: आन, Marathi: अन, Oriya: ଅନ, Tibetan: ཨེན་) occurs more in China more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Án, Ân, Ān or . Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name An? popularity and diffusion

An is the 165th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,212 people. An occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of An reside; 90 percent reside in East Asia and 57 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. An is also the 401st most common forename in the world, held by 1,696,108 people.

The last name An is most prevalent in China, where it is carried by 1,886,564 people, or 1 in 725. Other than China it is found in 155 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 22 percent live and North Korea, where 11 percent live.

An Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of An has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 20,259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,444 percent between 1881 and 2014.

An Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the An surname is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (64%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (90%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the An surname are 4.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.34% being registered with the party.

The amount An earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 592.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 134,244 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.26% less than the national average, earning R 137,220 per year; in Vietnam they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning 94,941,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 17.39% more than the national average, earning $50,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $52,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Án8311/
Ân831/
Ān831/
831/
Han8010,833,230/
Gan801,572,941/
Anh80658,260/
Ang80450,956/
Ahn80119,553/
Ain8024,935/
Ann8022,365/
Ane8019,115/
Aun8015,231/
Aan805,009/
Ant804,424/
Ayn801,983/
And801,674/
Ean801,202/
Anq80598/
Atn80534/
Asn80306/
Amn80289/
Ajn80133/
Đan80131/
Anğ8052/
Aïn8015/
Åan801/
Țan801/
Aín801/
Anå801/
Aung671,062,328/
Hang67277,293/
Hahn67187,955/
Asen67108,686/
Gain67105,395/
Acen6767,782/
Anne6766,898/
Hand6749,611/
Hasn6743,057/
Hane6724,726/
Hann6721,798/
Gann6719,324/
Hain6717,972/
Hanh6717,043/
Aind6712,309/
Haan6711,407/
Haun6710,440/
Asin679,686/
Aune678,370/
Atin677,032/
Aten676,724/
Agne675,771/
Aine674,916/
Gaan674,820/
Ağan673,724/
Ganh672,492/
Ahun672,432/
Amng672,397/
Ağın672,229/
Acin672,189/
Hayn672,187/
Ayne672,043/
Gaun671,777/
Hant671,693/
Eang671,686/
Asne671,615/
Hean671,290/
Ahan671,286/
Aymn671,286/
Aing671,128/
Amne671,124/
Annd67553/
Açin67534/
Hajn67512/
Aang67401/
Hamn67336/
Ainh67319/
Eane67292/
Gayn67260/
Aain67211/
Aimn67176/
Asyn67165/
Aane67162/
Anhe67132/
Eank67115/
Aunt67110/
Anhh67108/
Aund6799/
Aand6789/
Atne6774/
Țane6770/
Aşen6769/
Andt6757/
Hanț6749/
Angh6747/
Andh6745/
Annt6745/
Antt6742/
Amnt6742/
Aint6741/
Ainn6738/
Amnd6737/
Șain6736/
Asén6730/
Angg6729/
Aunn6728/
Ahnn6726/
Amnå6726/
Easn6722/
Aunq6721/
Hhan6719/
Annn6716/
Aanh6714/
Amnh6714/
Haán6714/
Hatn6712/
D'An6711/
Annh6711/
Autn6710/
Eand679/
Auun679/
Ahyn679/
Gajn678/
Ancg678/
Auhn677/
Hanq677/
Ayng677/
Aamn677/
Angì677/
Aann676/
Håan676/
Asng676/
Eann675/
Eant675/
A'An674/
Șanț674/
Țanț674/
Hanø674/
Eamn674/
Ha'n674/
Angc674/
Aunh674/
Eatn673/
Andd673/
Aasn673/
Anng673/
Attn673/
Aahn673/
Atng673/
Anzs672/
Asnh672/
Aant672/
Țanc672/
Ajìn672/
Aihn672/
Anqu672/
Asnd672/
Ainq672/
Aayn672/
Anhk671/
Auyn671/
Aaan671/
Aitn671/
Aumn671/
Atnt671/
Đang671/
Haín671/
Ðang671/
Ainė671/
Atín671/
Antì671/
Anzz671/
Ajjn671/
Acyn671/
Aajn671/
Ahnq671/
Ajng671/
Eanh671/
Asnn671/
Asnq671/
Asnt671/
Angq671/
Ankk671/
Anqg671/
Anqh671/
Anbp671/
Ancc671/
Amnc671/
Amnk671/
Aync671/
Aynn671/
Aynq671/
Ausn671/
Athn671/

An Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
An in the Georgian language
ანan-
An in the Marathi language
अनana86.69
आनana13.1
आण्an0.21
An in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻥan66.67
ﺃﻥan33.33
An in the Oriya language
ଅନana50.72
ଆନana43.54
ଆନ୍an3.35
ଏନ୍en1.91
ଅନ୍an0.48
An in the Tibetan language
ཨེན་en33.33
ཨཱན་en33.33
ཨན་en33.33
An in the Hindi language
आनana23.4
अनana13.01
ानana10.45
अंam6.95
ांam5.78
अन्जुanju5.67
अन्जूanju5.45
अणana3.67
खानkhana3.11
अन्नूannu3.06
अन्नुannu2.78
अण्an1.83
अन्an0.61
आंam0.56
ान्an0.06
आन्an0.06

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