I Surname

78th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,588,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

I Surname Definition:

(Chinese) The first Chinese syllable of a Manchu's name, which serves as the family name.

I Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea7,531,6001:72
India42,9691:17,8521,408
Vietnam6,4011:14,474326
Japan4,4761:28,5622,863
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Afghanistan5441:59,1051,925
Taiwan4201:55,821604
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Iran3531:217,51417,141
China991:13,811,329820
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Algeria601:643,85939,768
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Guinea111:1,075,8021,333
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Comoros11:749,524685
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
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I (290,909) may also be a first name.

I Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Chinese) The first Chinese syllable of a Manchu's name, which serves as the family name.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

I Demographics

Average I Salary in
Canada

$56,966 CAD

Per year
Rank:
67,151 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000115209
Rank: 74,277 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
114.66%
Sample size: 11 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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I Last Name Facts

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

The surname I (Russian: Иь) occurs more in South Korea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of I.

How Common Is The Last Name I? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 960 people. The surname I is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of I reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 3,607th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 290,909 people.

It is most prevalent in South Korea, where it is borne by 7,531,600 people, or 1 in 7. In South Korea it is primarily found in: Gyeonggi Province, where 25 percent live, Seoul, where 20 percent live and Busan, where 8 percent live. Outside of South Korea it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Vietnam, where 0 percent live.

I Last Name Statistics demography

I earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.66% more than the national average, earning $56,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ji674,010,974/
Yi672,456,163/
Ei671,241,312/
Ai67893,472/
Ip6775,836/
Oi6750,480/
Hi6728,693/
Is6727,989/
Ii6722,316/
It6719,944/
Id6716,963/
Io6714,370/
Ui6713,013/
Gi6711,289/
Ie679,716/
Iz674,401/
Ih67877/
İç67799/
Iy67323/
Ij67184/
Øi6750/
Iš6717/
Ĵi672/
Ûi671/
Ơi671/
Iȁ671/
Ȗi671/
Și671/
Ȯi671/
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I Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
I in the Russian language
Иьi-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to I
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