Jin Surname

93rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,307,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Jin Surname User-submission:

This surname originated from the Chinese surname Chen.

However, when these people migrated out of China, to their respective countries, the immigration officers at those countries each had their own dialect. Therefore when Cantonese people said it, it became Chan, and when Teochew or Hokkien (Singapore) people said it, it became Chan.

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Jin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China6,115,0811:22452
North Korea94,7331:26546
Taiwan20,3921:1,15081
United States12,7011:28,5383,544
Thailand12,4461:5,676203
Singapore8,6071:640107
Indonesia7,0421:18,7802,271
Hong Kong5,1721:1,418133
Spain4,2191:11,0811,296
Myanmar3,9661:13,096326
Malaysia3,3811:8,7241,021
Canada3,1141:11,8321,766
Australia1,9331:13,9661,988
South Korea1,8171:28,200128
Japan1,5761:81,1195,407
Vietnam1,4371:64,472598
France1,0701:62,0778,454
India8431:909,92339,392
England7001:79,5978,889
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
United Arab Emirates6461:14,1831,742
Brunei4911:853166
Brazil3991:536,52720,103
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Italy3601:169,88025,731
New Zealand3271:13,8482,406
Germany3131:257,20627,662
Suriname2811:1,967247
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Kenya2691:171,67213,079
Netherlands2501:67,54911,526
Russia2401:600,51352,991
Macau2341:2,571249
Sweden2181:45,1693,548
Iran1671:459,77628,116
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Greece1211:91,56915,456
Cameroon1201:173,07618,427
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Austria971:87,78812,982
Ecuador921:172,8907,459
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Scotland581:92,3076,478
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Norway501:102,84613,903
Angola491:550,8002,323
Chile391:451,70411,842
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Guam371:4,328556
American Samoa361:1,549282
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Finland291:189,54116,328
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
Romania271:743,62550,353
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Georgia231:162,85010,905
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Wales141:221,03813,576
San Marino111:3,019410
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Laos41:1,647,081888
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tonga41:26,828461
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Jìn (3) & Jìñ (1) are calculated separately.

Jin (3,557,288) may also be a first name.

Jin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from the Chinese surname Chen.

However, when these people migrated out of China, to their respective countries, the immigration officers at those countries each had their own dialect. Therefore when Cantonese people said it, it became Chan, and when Teochew or Hokkien (Singapore) people said it, it became Chan. And respectively for all the other variations.

- tann

A Chinese surname that means 'gold'.

- maxpuissant

Jin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jin (Bengali: জিন, Georgian: ჯინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻦ, Hindi: जीन, Marathi: जीन, Oriya: ଜିନ, Tibetan: ཇིན་) is held by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Jìn or Jìñ. For other possible spellings of Jin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93rd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,155 people. The last name Jin is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jin live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 117th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 3,557,288 people.

The last name Jin is most numerous in China, where it is held by 6,115,081 people, or 1 in 224. Besides China Jin is found in 153 countries. It also occurs in North Korea, where 2 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Jin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jin surname rose 38,488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jin surname is principally Orthodox (64%) in Russia.

In The United States Jin are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.71% registered with the party.

The amount Jin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.09% less than the national average, earning €5,980 per year; in Norway they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning 340,734 kr per year; in Peru they earn 53.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,700 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.49% more than the national average, earning R 409,908 per year; in United States they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning $49,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $52,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jìn893/
Jing861,081,332/
Jain86998,812/
Tjin8612,550/
Jina867,549/
Juin865,778/
Jind863,868/
Djin863,197/
Jien86869/
Join86729/
Jine86434/
Jein86402/
Jinn86224/
Jint8660/
Jihn8639/
Jinq8618/
Hjin866/
Jimn865/
Jisn864/
Jinh864/
Xjin863/
Jitn862/
Jấin861/
Jjin861/
In8079,933/
Jn80358/
Jìñ781/
Djinn7515,041/
Jiten753,679/
Jinne751,671/
Djing75494/
Jisin75279/
Jaain75106/
Juijn7594/
Jitin7581/
Jisen7561/
Jainn7549/
Jinhe7541/
Joihn7515/
Thjin7511/
Jimne759/
Jingg757/
Juinn756/
Jigne756/
Jitén756/
Jihne755/
Jingh754/
Jimnt753/
Jicin753/
Jainh753/
Djink753/
Jincq753/
Jinth753/
Jaijn752/
Jaihn752/
Jinqu752/
Jssin751/
Hjain751/
Hjjin751/
Jinck751/
Hjink751/
Øjing751/
Djind751/
Jimnh751/
Jin'e751/
Jging751/
Juinh751/
Juihn750/
Yin676,056,198/
Sin671,271,131/
Zin67731,529/
Inh67294,820/
Cin6762,793/
Ion6760,853/
Jim6746,575/
Hin6737,537/
Ina6731,804/
Ing6728,540/
Ain6724,935/
Jen6715,074/
Ein679,378/
Gin676,672/
Ine676,343/
Ien672,808/
Isn672,493/
Int671,554/
Ind671,455/
Inn67418/
Uin67354/
Zjn67304/
Oin67278/
Jichen67260/
Ihn67219/
Jhn67210/
Ajn67133/
Jitten67122/
Jitend67107/
Ujchin6761/
Jiteng6750/
Đin6733/
Inì6730/
Hjn6729/
Jingue6723/
Jsn6722/
Jiceng6722/
Jiting6721/
Inq6720/
Jyn6718/
Sjn6716/
Ujn6716/
Ijn6715/
Itn6713/
Jnn6713/
Imn6712/
Djinne6711/
Jinova6711/
Jne6710/
Jinová6710/
Jnq679/
Jnh678/
Jxn677/
Jzn674/
Jising673/
Jichin673/
Ejn673/
Djn673/
Xjn673/
Jingne672/
Jissen672/
Jissin672/
Jjn672/
Ajsing672/
Jinndh671/
Iån671/
Ja'ain671/
Žin671/
Djimne671/
Jysing670/

Jin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jin in the Georgian language
ჯინjin-
Jin in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻴﻦjyn-
Jin in the Tibetan language
ཇིན་jin-
Jin in the Marathi language
जीनjina96.45
ीनina2.84
Jin in the Oriya language
ଜିନjina63.64
ଜିନ୍jin10.91
ଯିନyina10.91
ଜୀନjina10.91
Jin in the Bengali language
জিনjina60
জীনাjina20
জীনjina20
Jin in the Hindi language
जीनjina51.99
जिनjina39.79
जिन्दलjindala2.65
जिन्jin0.8
जीण्jin0.27

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