Jeon Surname

3,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

Jeon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Korea165,7831:15231
United States3,9171:92,53510,396
South Korea3,4201:14,983119
Thailand1,2811:55,1436,661
Canada6661:55,3246,557
Singapore5351:10,295532
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Australia3421:78,9359,205
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Japan2111:605,89715,932
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
United Arab Emirates1641:55,8685,445
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
England961:580,39635,131
Malaysia711:415,41221,545
China671:20,407,7851,130
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Vietnam181:5,147,0032,420
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
France131:5,109,440259,941
Guam121:13,3432,098
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
India71:109,580,769786,157
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Panama51:782,45211,059
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Jeon (1,248) may also be a first name.

Jeon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeon (Oriya: େଯଓନ) is held by more people in North Korea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,161st most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,897 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Jeon live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 223,560th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 1,248 people.

This surname is most frequently used in North Korea, where it is held by 165,783 people, or 1 in 152. Apart from North Korea this surname is found in 83 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and South Korea, where 2 percent live.

Jeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jeon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 78,340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jeon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jeon surname are 9.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jeon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.05% more than the national average, earning 463,923 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,744 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.81% more than the national average, earning R 467,700 per year; in United States they earn 18.38% more than the national average, earning $51,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.99% more than the national average, earning $64,585 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeong89315,786/
Jeyon8924/
Jeoun8918/
Jheon8917/
Jeohn899/
Jejon898/
Jehon898/
Jeone896/
Jeeon892/
Tjeon891/
Djeon891/
Ijeon891/
Jeonh891/
Jeion890/
Eon864,290/
Jeoung80252/
Jeyoon8011/
Jeiyon806/
Jeeoun805/
Djeoun802/
Jeoong801/
Jeyoun801/
Jeeong801/
Jeeone801/
Jeonne801/
Djeong801/
Jiheon801/
Jeehon801/
Jeeoon801/
Jheont801/
Jieone801/
Jjeong801/
Jean751,310,810/
Zeon752,990/
Seon751,851/
Heon751,849/
Yeon751,057/
Geon75319/
Jion75123/
Eoon7541/
Eoin7527/
Jeom7516/
Jyon7515/
Cjon756/
Yjon755/
Jjon754/
Eoun754/
Hjon753/
Eonn751/
Ieon751/
Eojn751/
Djehoun7341/
Jehoten738/
Jeheong734/
Jeihoon734/
Jeihoun731/
Ijeheon731/
Jeyhoon731/
Jeyhoun731/
Ejiehon731/
Uijeong731/
Jeehong731/
Jiyeoun731/
Hyeon67106,740/
Jehan6739,935/
Ieong6711,493/
Yeong6710,066/
Jijon675,741/
Cheon671,793/
Sehon671,666/
Heong671,257/
Ehoun67889/
Djean67757/
Geong67620/
Hujon67556/
Jojon67542/
D'Eon67533/
Hajon67437/
Hijon67332/
Jaion67304/
Joyon67290/
Seeon67277/
Jiong67175/
Jihon67117/
Jayon67104/
Zeyon6782/
Yeoun6774/
Juyon6758/
Jhean6751/
Gehon6749/
Jiean6749/
Zeone6738/
Hojon6727/
Hjong6727/
Djion6725/
Zeong6724/
Seaon6723/
Jieun6721/
Jione6719/
Jeann6717/
Yehon6716/
Jeean6716/
Gieon6716/
Ieeon6716/
Jiyon6712/
Cehon6710/
Heion679/
Heyon678/
Ijeom676/
Yujon676/
Cjohn675/
Jehun675/
Jeahn675/
Geone674/
Seoin674/
Juion674/
Kheon674/
Jyong674/
Heohn673/
Hehon673/
Ejhon673/
Jyoun673/
Eaion673/
Eoonh673/
Tjion672/
Yeone672/
Heaon672/
Zeion672/
Geont672/
Jioan672/
Seoon672/
Jioon672/
Cjoon672/
Jujon671/
Jyosn671/
Jyean671/
Jeomg671/
Iujon671/
Heyjeong671/
Hjean671/
Hjeom671/
Hjhon671/
Cjhon671/
Eheon671/
Geond671/
Zjean671/
Yojon671/
Zajon671/
Geuon671/
Jhion671/
Hjoun671/
Jeahoung671/
Jiion671/
Heoun671/
Jojun671/
Zjong671/
Yajon671/
Yejon671/
Ehuon671/
Djehoune671/
Djeougne671/
Cijon671/
Zeonn671/
Yeonq671/
Jeehoong671/
Jjong671/
Jeyun671/
Sieon671/
Zujon671/
Yeomn671/
Eojnh671/
Jeaan671/
Jeeun671/
Ji'on671/
Huijeong671/
Heone670/
Geoyn670/
Yeonn670/

Jeon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeon in the Oriya language
େଯଓନeya'ona-

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