Yahn Surname

215,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yahn Surname User-submission:

An Anglicized version of common German last name, Jahn.

Yahn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2521:289,50426,878
Liberia3631:12,1451,309
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:229,30919,344

Yahn (396) may also be a first name.

Yahn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Anglicized version of common German last name, Jahn.

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Yahn Last Name Facts

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

Yahn is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yahn.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 215,260th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,817,468 people. The last name Yahn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Yahn live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 434,130th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 396 people.

The surname Yahn is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,252 people, or 1 in 289,504. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and Colorado, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Yahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yahn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 572 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yahn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yahn last name are 14.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yahn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $41,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.16% more than the national average, earning $58,210 CAD per year.

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Yhong676/
Yacen675/
Yi'an675/
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Yohun674/
Heahn673/
Eiyan673/
Yiane673/
Uyyan673/
Yiean673/
Yaien673/
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Yangk673/
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Hyanh672/
Euyan672/
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