Jin Surname
Approximately 6,307,824 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameJin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 6,115,081 | 1:224 | 52 |
| North Korea | 94,733 | 1:265 | 46 |
| Taiwan | 20,392 | 1:1,150 | 81 |
| United States | 12,701 | 1:28,538 | 3,544 |
| Thailand | 12,446 | 1:5,676 | 203 |
| Singapore | 8,607 | 1:640 | 107 |
| Indonesia | 7,042 | 1:18,780 | 2,271 |
| Hong Kong | 5,172 | 1:1,418 | 133 |
| Spain | 4,219 | 1:11,081 | 1,296 |
| Myanmar | 3,966 | 1:13,096 | 326 |
| Malaysia | 3,381 | 1:8,724 | 1,021 |
| Canada | 3,114 | 1:11,832 | 1,766 |
| Australia | 1,933 | 1:13,966 | 1,988 |
| South Korea | 1,817 | 1:28,200 | 128 |
| Japan | 1,576 | 1:81,119 | 5,407 |
| Vietnam | 1,437 | 1:64,472 | 598 |
| France | 1,070 | 1:62,077 | 8,454 |
| India | 843 | 1:909,923 | 39,392 |
| England | 700 | 1:79,597 | 8,889 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| United Arab Emirates | 646 | 1:14,183 | 1,742 |
| Brunei | 491 | 1:853 | 166 |
| Brazil | 399 | 1:536,527 | 20,103 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Italy | 360 | 1:169,880 | 25,731 |
| New Zealand | 327 | 1:13,848 | 2,406 |
| Germany | 313 | 1:257,206 | 27,662 |
| Suriname | 281 | 1:1,967 | 247 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Kenya | 269 | 1:171,672 | 13,079 |
| Netherlands | 250 | 1:67,549 | 11,526 |
| Russia | 240 | 1:600,513 | 52,991 |
| Macau | 234 | 1:2,571 | 249 |
| Sweden | 218 | 1:45,169 | 3,548 |
| Iran | 167 | 1:459,776 | 28,116 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Greece | 121 | 1:91,569 | 15,456 |
| Cameroon | 120 | 1:173,076 | 18,427 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Austria | 97 | 1:87,788 | 12,982 |
| Ecuador | 92 | 1:172,890 | 7,459 |
| Denmark | 69 | 1:81,807 | 7,949 |
| Switzerland | 68 | 1:120,778 | 12,249 |
| Pakistan | 67 | 1:2,666,327 | 22,731 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Scotland | 58 | 1:92,307 | 6,478 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Uzbekistan | 54 | 1:572,762 | 12,592 |
| Norway | 50 | 1:102,846 | 13,903 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| American Samoa | 36 | 1:1,549 | 282 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Finland | 29 | 1:189,541 | 16,328 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Hungary | 25 | 1:392,651 | 27,081 |
| Georgia | 23 | 1:162,850 | 10,905 |
| Slovenia | 22 | 1:113,076 | 12,203 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 14 | 1:3,899 | 389 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| San Marino | 11 | 1:3,019 | 410 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Cambodia | 9 | 1:1,720,794 | 6,732 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
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.
- tannA Chinese surname that means 'gold'.
- maxpuissantJin Demographics
Average Jin Salary in
United States
$49,315 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jin (Bengali: জিন, Georgian: ჯინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻦ, Hindi: जीन, Marathi: जीन, Oriya: ଜିନ, Tibetan: ཇིན་) is found most frequently in China. It may also appear as: Jìn or Jìñ. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 93rd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,155 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jin reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Jin is also the 117th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 3,557,288 people.
The surname is most prevalent in China, where it is held by 6,115,081 people, or 1 in 224. Excluding China it exists in 153 countries. It is also common in North Korea, where 2 percent reside and Taiwan, where 0 percent reside.
Jin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 38,488 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Jin surname is predominantly Orthodox (64%) in Russia.
In The United States Jin are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jìn | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jing | 86 | 1,081,332 | / |
| Jain | 86 | 998,812 | / |
| Tjin | 86 | 12,550 | / |
| Jina | 86 | 7,549 | / |
| Juin | 86 | 5,778 | / |
| Jind | 86 | 3,868 | / |
| Djin | 86 | 3,197 | / |
| Jien | 86 | 869 | / |
| Join | 86 | 729 | / |
| Jine | 86 | 434 | / |
| Jein | 86 | 402 | / |
| Jinn | 86 | 224 | / |
| Jint | 86 | 60 | / |
| Jihn | 86 | 39 | / |
| Jinq | 86 | 18 | / |
| Hjin | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jimn | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jisn | 86 | 4 | / |
| Jinh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Xjin | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jitn | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jấin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jjin | 86 | 1 | / |
| In | 80 | 79,933 | / |
| Jn | 80 | 358 | / |
| Jìñ | 78 | 1 | / |
| Djinn | 75 | 15,041 | / |
| Jiten | 75 | 3,679 | / |
| Jinne | 75 | 1,671 | / |
| Djing | 75 | 494 | / |
| Jisin | 75 | 279 | / |
| Jaain | 75 | 106 | / |
| Juijn | 75 | 94 | / |
| Jitin | 75 | 81 | / |
| Jisen | 75 | 61 | / |
| Jainn | 75 | 49 | / |
| Jinhe | 75 | 41 | / |
| Joihn | 75 | 15 | / |
| Thjin | 75 | 11 | / |
| Jimne | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jingg | 75 | 7 | / |
| Juinn | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jigne | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jitén | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jihne | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jingh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jimnt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jicin | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jainh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Djink | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jincq | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jinth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jaijn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jaihn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jinqu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jssin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjjin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jinck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjink | 75 | 1 | / |
| Øjing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djind | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jimnh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jin'e | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jging | 75 | 1 | / |
| Juinh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Juihn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yin | 67 | 6,056,198 | / |
| Sin | 67 | 1,271,131 | / |
| Zin | 67 | 731,529 | / |
| Inh | 67 | 294,820 | / |
| Cin | 67 | 62,793 | / |
| Ion | 67 | 60,853 | / |
| Jim | 67 | 46,575 | / |
| Hin | 67 | 37,537 | / |
| Ina | 67 | 31,804 | / |
| Ing | 67 | 28,540 | / |
| Ain | 67 | 24,935 | / |
| Jen | 67 | 15,074 | / |
| Ein | 67 | 9,378 | / |
| Gin | 67 | 6,672 | / |
| Ine | 67 | 6,343 | / |
| Ien | 67 | 2,808 | / |
| Isn | 67 | 2,493 | / |
| Int | 67 | 1,554 | / |
| Ind | 67 | 1,455 | / |
| Inn | 67 | 418 | / |
| Uin | 67 | 354 | / |
| Zjn | 67 | 304 | / |
| Oin | 67 | 278 | / |
| Jichen | 67 | 260 | / |
| Ihn | 67 | 219 | / |
| Jhn | 67 | 210 | / |
| Ajn | 67 | 133 | / |
| Jitten | 67 | 122 | / |
| Jitend | 67 | 107 | / |
| Ujchin | 67 | 61 | / |
| Jiteng | 67 | 50 | / |
| Đin | 67 | 33 | / |
| Inì | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hjn | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jingue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jsn | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jiceng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jiting | 67 | 21 | / |
| Inq | 67 | 20 | / |
| Jyn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sjn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ujn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ijn | 67 | 15 | / |
| Itn | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jnn | 67 | 13 | / |
| Imn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Djinne | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jinova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jne | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jinová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jnq | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jnh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jxn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jzn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jising | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jichin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ejn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Xjn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jingne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jissen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jissin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jjn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajsing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jinndh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iån | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ja'ain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Žin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djimne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jysing | 67 | 0 | / |
Jin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jin in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯინ | jin | - |
| Jin in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻴﻦ | jyn | - |
| Jin in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇིན་ | jin | - |
| Jin in the Marathi language | ||
| जीन | jina | 96.45 |
| ीन | ina | 2.84 |
| Jin in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିନ | jina | 63.64 |
| ଜିନ୍ | jin | 10.91 |
| ଯିନ | yina | 10.91 |
| ଜୀନ | jina | 10.91 |
| Jin in the Bengali language | ||
| জিন | jina | 60 |
| জীনা | jina | 20 |
| জীন | jina | 20 |
| Jin in the Hindi language | ||
| जीन | jina | 51.99 |
| जिन | jina | 39.79 |
| जिन्दल | jindala | 2.65 |
| जिन् | jin | 0.8 |
| जीण् | jin | 0.27 |
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