An Surname
Approximately 3,294,274 people bear this surname
An 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.
An Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,886,564 | 1:725 | 101 |
| South Korea | 711,749 | 1:72 | 20 |
| North Korea | 367,091 | 1:68 | 12 |
| Vietnam | 185,591 | 1:499 | 55 |
| Cambodia | 61,760 | 1:251 | 40 |
| Indonesia | 12,012 | 1:11,010 | 1,388 |
| United States | 9,927 | 1:36,512 | 4,532 |
| Pakistan | 9,817 | 1:18,197 | 1,090 |
| Japan | 5,518 | 1:23,169 | 2,481 |
| Egypt | 4,881 | 1:18,835 | 2,179 |
| India | 4,538 | 1:169,032 | 10,469 |
| Thailand | 4,287 | 1:16,477 | 1,243 |
| Taiwan | 4,142 | 1:5,660 | 131 |
| Bangladesh | 2,974 | 1:53,583 | 2,871 |
| Singapore | 2,760 | 1:1,996 | 206 |
| Malaysia | 2,017 | 1:14,623 | 1,488 |
| Myanmar | 1,983 | 1:26,192 | 466 |
| Uzbekistan | 1,954 | 1:15,829 | 2,540 |
| Hong Kong | 1,869 | 1:3,925 | 214 |
| Philippines | 1,644 | 1:61,580 | 10,431 |
| Canada | 1,381 | 1:26,680 | 3,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,324 | 1:6,920 | 890 |
| Turkey | 1,222 | 1:63,684 | 6,047 |
| Australia | 861 | 1:31,354 | 4,168 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Macau | 410 | 1:1,467 | 189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 356 | 1:16,777 | 3,009 |
| Ireland | 353 | 1:13,340 | 1,585 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| France | 330 | 1:201,281 | 31,299 |
| England | 310 | 1:179,736 | 16,229 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Germany | 281 | 1:286,496 | 29,863 |
| Ukraine | 252 | 1:180,646 | 24,735 |
| Brazil | 198 | 1:1,081,183 | 37,845 |
| Netherlands | 190 | 1:88,880 | 14,701 |
| New Zealand | 187 | 1:24,216 | 4,232 |
| Spain | 171 | 1:273,404 | 16,997 |
| Belgium | 136 | 1:84,534 | 13,247 |
| Qatar | 119 | 1:19,815 | 2,139 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Iran | 107 | 1:717,594 | 37,363 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Yemen | 81 | 1:326,238 | 9,920 |
| Sweden | 78 | 1:126,240 | 8,954 |
| Mexico | 75 | 1:1,655,016 | 17,098 |
| Oman | 62 | 1:59,483 | 2,794 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Russia | 57 | 1:2,528,475 | 145,724 |
| Afghanistan | 51 | 1:630,455 | 7,258 |
| Italy | 40 | 1:1,528,917 | 81,534 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Kazakhstan | 37 | 1:477,905 | 35,586 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Ecuador | 30 | 1:530,195 | 11,121 |
| Syria | 28 | 1:689,322 | 5,843 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Guyana | 26 | 1:29,316 | 3,211 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Brunei | 9 | 1:46,526 | 1,743 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
The alternate forms: Án (11), Ân (1), Ān (1) & Añ (1) are calculated separately.
An (1,696,108) may also be a first name.
An 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.
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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་) is borne by more people in China than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Án, Ân, Ān or Añ. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name An? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 165th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,212 people. The last name An is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of An are found; 90 percent are found in East Asia and 57 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 401st most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 1,696,108 people.
An is most widely held in China, where it is borne by 1,886,564 people, or 1 in 725. Apart from China this last name is found in 155 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 22 percent reside and North Korea, where 11 percent reside.
An Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of An has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 carrying 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 An are 4.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.34% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Án | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ân | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ān | 83 | 1 | / |
| Añ | 83 | 1 | / |
| Han | 80 | 10,833,230 | / |
| Gan | 80 | 1,572,941 | / |
| Anh | 80 | 658,260 | / |
| Ang | 80 | 450,956 | / |
| Ahn | 80 | 119,553 | / |
| Ain | 80 | 24,935 | / |
| Ann | 80 | 22,365 | / |
| Ane | 80 | 19,115 | / |
| Aun | 80 | 15,231 | / |
| Aan | 80 | 5,009 | / |
| Ant | 80 | 4,424 | / |
| Ayn | 80 | 1,983 | / |
| And | 80 | 1,674 | / |
| Ean | 80 | 1,202 | / |
| Anq | 80 | 598 | / |
| Atn | 80 | 534 | / |
| Asn | 80 | 306 | / |
| Amn | 80 | 289 | / |
| Ajn | 80 | 133 | / |
| Đan | 80 | 131 | / |
| Anğ | 80 | 52 | / |
| Aïn | 80 | 15 | / |
| Åan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Țan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aín | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anå | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aung | 67 | 1,062,328 | / |
| Hang | 67 | 277,293 | / |
| Hahn | 67 | 187,955 | / |
| Asen | 67 | 108,686 | / |
| Gain | 67 | 105,395 | / |
| Acen | 67 | 67,782 | / |
| Anne | 67 | 66,898 | / |
| Hand | 67 | 49,611 | / |
| Hasn | 67 | 43,057 | / |
| Hane | 67 | 24,726 | / |
| Hann | 67 | 21,798 | / |
| Gann | 67 | 19,324 | / |
| Hain | 67 | 17,972 | / |
| Hanh | 67 | 17,043 | / |
| Aind | 67 | 12,309 | / |
| Haan | 67 | 11,407 | / |
| Haun | 67 | 10,440 | / |
| Asin | 67 | 9,686 | / |
| Aune | 67 | 8,370 | / |
| Atin | 67 | 7,032 | / |
| Aten | 67 | 6,724 | / |
| Agne | 67 | 5,771 | / |
| Aine | 67 | 4,916 | / |
| Gaan | 67 | 4,820 | / |
| Ağan | 67 | 3,724 | / |
| Ganh | 67 | 2,492 | / |
| Ahun | 67 | 2,432 | / |
| Amng | 67 | 2,397 | / |
| Ağın | 67 | 2,229 | / |
| Acin | 67 | 2,189 | / |
| Hayn | 67 | 2,187 | / |
| Ayne | 67 | 2,043 | / |
| Gaun | 67 | 1,777 | / |
| Hant | 67 | 1,693 | / |
| Eang | 67 | 1,686 | / |
| Asne | 67 | 1,615 | / |
| Hean | 67 | 1,290 | / |
| Ahan | 67 | 1,286 | / |
| Aymn | 67 | 1,286 | / |
| Aing | 67 | 1,128 | / |
| Amne | 67 | 1,124 | / |
| Annd | 67 | 553 | / |
| Açin | 67 | 534 | / |
| Hajn | 67 | 512 | / |
| Aang | 67 | 401 | / |
| Hamn | 67 | 336 | / |
| Ainh | 67 | 319 | / |
| Eane | 67 | 292 | / |
| Gayn | 67 | 260 | / |
| Aain | 67 | 211 | / |
| Aimn | 67 | 176 | / |
| Asyn | 67 | 165 | / |
| Aane | 67 | 162 | / |
| Anhe | 67 | 132 | / |
| Eank | 67 | 115 | / |
| Aunt | 67 | 110 | / |
| Anhh | 67 | 108 | / |
| Aund | 67 | 99 | / |
| Aand | 67 | 89 | / |
| Atne | 67 | 74 | / |
| Țane | 67 | 70 | / |
| Aşen | 67 | 69 | / |
| Andt | 67 | 57 | / |
| Hanț | 67 | 49 | / |
| Angh | 67 | 47 | / |
| Andh | 67 | 45 | / |
| Annt | 67 | 45 | / |
| Antt | 67 | 42 | / |
| Amnt | 67 | 42 | / |
| Aint | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ainn | 67 | 38 | / |
| Amnd | 67 | 37 | / |
| Șain | 67 | 36 | / |
| Asén | 67 | 30 | / |
| Angg | 67 | 29 | / |
| Aunn | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ahnn | 67 | 26 | / |
| Amnå | 67 | 26 | / |
| Easn | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aunq | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hhan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Annn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aanh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Amnh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Haán | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hatn | 67 | 12 | / |
| D'An | 67 | 11 | / |
| Annh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Autn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eand | 67 | 9 | / |
| Auun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ahyn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gajn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ancg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Auhn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hanq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aamn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Angì | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aann | 67 | 6 | / |
| Håan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Asng | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eann | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eant | 67 | 5 | / |
| A'An | 67 | 4 | / |
| Șanț | 67 | 4 | / |
| Țanț | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hanø | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eamn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ha'n | 67 | 4 | / |
| Angc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aunh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eatn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Andd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aasn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Attn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aahn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anzs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asnh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Țanc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajìn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aihn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anqu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asnd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ainq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aayn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aitn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aumn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Đang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ðang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajjn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aajn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahnq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asnq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anbp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ancc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amnc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aync | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aynn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aynq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ausn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athn | 67 | 1 | / |
An Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| An in the Georgian language | ||
| ან | an | - |
| An in the Marathi language | ||
| अन | ana | 86.69 |
| आन | ana | 13.1 |
| आण् | an | 0.21 |
| An in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻥ | an | 66.67 |
| ﺃﻥ | an | 33.33 |
| An in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅନ | ana | 50.72 |
| ଆନ | ana | 43.54 |
| ଆନ୍ | an | 3.35 |
| ଏନ୍ | en | 1.91 |
| ଅନ୍ | an | 0.48 |
| An in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨེན་ | en | 33.33 |
| ཨཱན་ | en | 33.33 |
| ཨན་ | en | 33.33 |
| An in the Hindi language | ||
| आन | ana | 23.4 |
| अन | ana | 13.01 |
| ान | ana | 10.45 |
| अं | am | 6.95 |
| ां | am | 5.78 |
| अन्जु | anju | 5.67 |
| अन्जू | anju | 5.45 |
| अण | ana | 3.67 |
| खान | khana | 3.11 |
| अन्नू | annu | 3.06 |
| अन्नु | annu | 2.78 |
| अण् | an | 1.83 |
| अन् | an | 0.61 |
| आं | am | 0.56 |
| ान् | an | 0.06 |
| आन् | an | 0.06 |
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