In Surname

7,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

In Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'flourishing', 'blood red'.

It derived from the Shang Dynasty, the second dynasty, also called the Yin dynasty.

It is written as 殷 in Chinese.

In Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia40,1951:38586
South Korea23,7051:2,16268
Indonesia7,9591:16,6162,056
Bangladesh2,2531:70,7313,437
Turkey1,9851:39,2054,077
Japan1,9321:66,1724,802
India6361:1,206,07848,352
Malaysia4841:60,9384,574
Afghanistan3651:88,0912,420
Taiwan2951:79,474808
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Pakistan971:1,841,69018,345
Qatar941:25,0852,628
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Macau231:26,158332
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
China71:195,331,65210,124
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

In (50,136) may also be a first name.

In Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'flourishing', 'blood red'.

It derived from the Shang Dynasty, the second dynasty, also called the Yin dynasty.

It is written as 殷 in Chinese.

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In Last Name Facts

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

In (Hindi: इन्द्रा, Marathi: इन, Oriya: ଇନ, Russian: Инь) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of In click here.

How Common Is The Last Name In? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,101st most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 91,171 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of In reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 18,454th most common first name internationally, held by 50,136 people.

The last name In is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 40,195 people, or 1 in 385. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Svay Rieng Province, where 14 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 14 percent are found and Takéo Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Cambodia this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also common in South Korea, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

In Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the In surname is primarily Orthodox (58%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

The amount In earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 37.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,687 per year and in Canada they earn 18.21% more than the national average, earning $58,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jin806,307,824/
Yin806,056,198/
Inh80294,820/
Ion8060,853/
Hin8037,537/
Ina8031,804/
Ing8028,540/
Ain8024,935/
Ein809,378/
Gin806,672/
Ine806,343/
Ien802,808/
Isn802,493/
Int801,554/
Ind801,455/
Inn80418/
Uin80354/
Oin80278/
Ihn80219/
Đin8033/
Inì8030/
Inq8020/
Ijn8015/
Itn8013/
Imn8012/
Iån801/
Jing671,081,332/
Ying67499,990/
Hien67232,489/
Hein67185,455/
Gain67105,395/
Hing6723,979/
Esin6722,509/
Hain6717,972/
Hind6717,832/
Hine6716,534/
Ginn6714,372/
Aind6712,309/
Içen677,695/
Jina677,549/
Goin677,493/
Iten676,053/
Yint675,784/
Isen675,329/
Aine674,916/
Hinh674,049/
Jind673,868/
Isin672,564/
Etin672,248/
Øien672,170/
İçin671,890/
Ingh671,841/
Huin671,705/
Igne671,242/
Ecin671,133/
Aing671,128/
Inne671,123/
Itin671,111/
Eing671,079/
Hihn67911/
Jien67869/
Yind67855/
Hinn67804/
Hint67574/
Hoin67457/
Jine67434/
Oing67370/
Yinh67326/
Ainh67319/
Ihne67284/
Oine67251/
Yine67246/
Eine67228/
Jinn67224/
Aain67211/
Eink67194/
Icen67179/
Aimn67176/
Eind67175/
Ginh67117/
Icin67104/
Isne6798/
Ienn6790/
Yinn6775/
Oinn6766/
Jint6760/
Ysin6759/
Isnh6751/
Aint6741/
Jihn6739/
Ainn6738/
Șain6736/
Ionn6734/
Isén6732/
Uint6730/
Øina6725/
Indh6724/
Inhe6723/
Einh6721/
Jinq6718/
Uing6716/
Isng6712/
Uinn6710/
Høin6710/
Ytin679/
Hisn679/
Ðinh679/
Eisn678/
Đinh677/
Imne677/
Uine676/
Indt676/
Ingå676/
Inkh676/
Hijn676/
Ihng675/
Indd675/
Jimn675/
Inng675/
Uitn675/
Eint675/
Ințe675/
Hinț675/
In't674/
Jisn674/
Jinh674/
Ingø674/
Uind674/
Điền673/
D'In673/
Hinq673/
Ijnn673/
Uuin673/
Oind673/
Ingq673/
Ihnk673/
Jitn672/
Oinh672/
Itne672/
Uijn672/
Gihn672/
Ionh672/
Hiền672/
Inkő672/
Ingk672/
Aihn672/
Ieyn672/
Itnt672/
Incg672/
Inhg672/
Ingg672/
Ijnc672/
Einq672/
Ainq672/
Oimn672/
Oinc671/
Itng671/
Intd671/
Himn671/
Yimn671/
Oint671/
Aitn671/
Uisn671/
Injz671/
Hiển671/
Işen671/
Isín671/
Hgin671/
Intė671/
Inzz671/
Jấin671/
Đina671/
Șein671/
Țein671/
Einn671/
Eimn671/
Ainė671/
Yinq671/
Uihn671/
Uinh671/
Eijn671/
Eihn671/
Eitn671/
Iehn671/
Isnc671/
Isnt671/
Ithn671/
Itnc671/
Itnh671/
Inzs671/
Inqh671/
Ijnd671/
Ijnt671/
Ijtn671/
Inhk671/
Inhp671/
Inht671/
Inhz671/
Inkq671/
Innn671/
Ihhn671/
Ihnc671/
Imnc671/
Imnt671/
Innd670/

In Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
In in the Marathi language
इनina82.26
ईनina17.74
In in the Hindi language
इन्द्राindra57.06
ीनina8.36
इन्द्रindra7.32
इनina4.03
इन्दुindu3.06
इन्दराindara2.69
इन्in1.79
इंim0.9
In in the Oriya language
ଇନina42.86
ଇଂim33.33
ଇନ୍in11.9
ଈନ୍in2.38
i2.38
ଇେଚନାiecana2.38
ଆଇଏନ୍a'i'en2.38
i2.38
In in the Russian language
Иньin-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to In
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