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
Average Ian Salary in
United States
$50,527 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ían. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ian? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ian is the 35,114th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 483,869 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Ian live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Ian is also the 710th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,173,544 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 5,429 people, or 1 in 2,853. In Cambodia Ian is primarily concentrated in: Kampong Chhnang Province, where 14 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 14 percent reside and Kampong Thom Province, where 12 percent reside. Besides Cambodia this last name occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.
Ian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ian has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,862 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,128 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 822 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ian Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ian last name 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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