Ian Surname
Approximately 15,061 people bear this surname
Ian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 5,429 | 1:2,853 | 540 |
| Kenya | 3,492 | 1:13,224 | 1,631 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,022 | 1:7,978 | 601 |
| Australia | 628 | 1:42,987 | 5,462 |
| Nigeria | 598 | 1:296,225 | 16,594 |
| Indonesia | 508 | 1:260,333 | 23,596 |
| England | 502 | 1:110,992 | 11,466 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| United States | 383 | 1:946,368 | 70,670 |
| Vanuatu | 275 | 1:957 | 231 |
| New Zealand | 210 | 1:21,563 | 3,783 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| Malaysia | 157 | 1:187,861 | 11,202 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Solomon Islands | 121 | 1:4,794 | 632 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Scotland | 74 | 1:72,349 | 5,525 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Iran | 48 | 1:1,599,636 | 62,090 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| China | 45 | 1:30,384,924 | 1,604 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Tanzania | 23 | 1:2,301,809 | 48,176 |
| Macau | 21 | 1:28,649 | 336 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Ían (1) are calculated separately.
Ian (1,173,544) may also be a first name.
Ian Demographics
Ian Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ian (Arabic: إيّان, Georgian: იან, Hindi: ीान, Marathi: इयन, Oriya: ଇଆନ) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Ían. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,114th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 483,869 people. The last name Ian occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Ian live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 710th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 1,173,544 people.
The last name Ian is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 5,429 people, or 1 in 2,853. In Cambodia it is most common in: Kampong Chhnang Province, where 14 percent live, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 14 percent live and Kampong Thom Province, where 12 percent live. Besides Cambodia this last name occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Ian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ian has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ian surname increased 3,862 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,128 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 822 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ian Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ian surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Ian surname are 11.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.62% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ian earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.1% more than the national average, earning $50,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.21% more than the national average, earning $74,631 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ian in the Georgian language | ||
| იან | ian | - |
| Ian in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଆନ | i'ana | - |
| Ian in the Hindi language | ||
| ीान | iana | 40 |
| इयान | iyana | 40 |
| इअन | i'ana | 20 |
| Ian in the Marathi language | ||
| इयन | iyana | 37.5 |
| इयान | iyana | 14.29 |
| ान | ana | 12.5 |
| इआन | i'ana | 8.93 |
| ईयान | iyana | 7.14 |
| इअन | i'ana | 5.36 |
| ईवान | ivana | 3.57 |
| ईयन | iyana | 3.57 |
| अन | ana | 1.79 |
| Ian in the Arabic language | ||
| إيّان | ayan | - |
| أيان | ayan | - |
| إيان | ayan | - |
| لايان | layan | - |
| ايان | ayan | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Ian
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