Byun Surname
Approximately 4,947 people bear this surname
Byun Surname User-submission:
In Korean, Byon (also Byoun, Byeon, Pyun, Pyŏn, Pyon) is Romanized from 변, which is one of the most common surnames in Korea. There are two Chinese characters for this surname, 卞 and 邊, is derived from Bian, a Chinese surname.
Read More About This SurnameByun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,950 | 1:122,867 | 13,092 |
| South Korea | 898 | 1:57,060 | 148 |
| Canada | 329 | 1:111,993 | 11,960 |
| Australia | 174 | 1:155,148 | 16,322 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
| Japan | 58 | 1:2,204,212 | 28,969 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 1:489,032 | 3,321 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Byun (93) may also be a first name.
Byun Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Korean, Byon (also Byoun, Byeon, Pyun, Pyŏn, Pyon) is Romanized from 변, which is one of the most common surnames in Korea. There are two Chinese characters for this surname, 卞 and 邊, is derived from Bian, a Chinese surname. These are born by two different groups of families. The larger of the two groups (卞) is composed of two closely related clans. The surname is about 2,600 years old. This variant of the surname Bian originated in an area referred to which during the Jin Dynasty (晉朝 265AD to 420AD) as Jiyang prefecture (濟陽郡). The present day location of Jiyang prefecture is in the northwest of Dingtao county (西北定陶縣, 115.5 degree East and 35.1 degree North) of Shandong province.
Ji Fa (姬發), after he had established the Zhou Dynasty (1134BC To 256BC) gave power to his 13th brother named Ji Zhenduo (姬振鐸) to rule a district called Cao (曹present day Cao county 曹縣 in Shandong province 山東省) which was renamed the State of Cao (曹國).In 683BC, Jiang Zhuer (姜諸兒) the 15th ruler of the State of Qi (齊國 present day Linzi county 臨淄縣 in Shandong province) dispatched a large army to attack the State of Lu (魯國 present day Qufu county 曲阜縣 in Shandong province). Ji Tong (姬同), the 16th ruler of Lu, appointed a descendant of Ji Zhenduo named Ji Gui (姬劌) as his military strategist. Ji Tong and Ji Gui went to battle together. By giving advice to Ji Tong who commanded the army of Lu, the Qi troops were defeated by the Lu forces. Ji Tong not only rewarded Ji Gui by appointing him an official but also assigned him to administer a place called Bian (卞 in the regions of 袞州and 泗水) in Shandong province. Ji Gui was known as Bian Gui and his offspring adopted BIAN (卞) as their surname. The surname Bian evolved from surname Ji, And the clan began to spread from Jiyang.The other family group for Bian (邊) is said by some sources to be composed of 67 clans, but only three of them can be documented with certainty, and 90% of this second group are members of one of those three clans.
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Average Byun Salary in
United States
$55,974 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Byun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Byun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Byun (Russian: Бюн) is found most in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Byun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Byun is the 96,157th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,473,124 people. The last name Byun is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Byun reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Byun is also the 986,211th most widespread first name internationally, held by 93 people.
The surname Byun is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,950 people, or 1 in 122,867. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 37 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in South Korea, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Byun Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Byun surname are 5.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.37% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Byun earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.72% more than the national average, earning $55,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $53,458 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Byun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Byun in the Russian language | ||
| Бюн | bun | - |
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