Where Does The Last Name Yan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Yan (Arabic: عيّان, Bengali: য়ান, Hindi: यण, Marathi: यान, Oriya: ଯାନ, Russian: Ян, Tibetan: ཡཱན་) is held by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Yán. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Yan is the 53^rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 754 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yan are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 10^th most frequent first name in the world, held by 14,793,356 people.

Yan is most frequently used in China, where it is carried by 9,244,143 people, or 1 in 148. Not including China this last name is found in 167 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside and Cambodia, where 1 percent reside.

Yan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Yan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yan surname increased 15,346 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 24,075 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Armenian Apostolic (71%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Yan surname are 16.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.5% less than the national average, earning €16,066 per year; in Norway they earn 10.31% less than the national average, earning 310,395 kr per year; in Peru they earn 89.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,720 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning R 252,444 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.51% less than the national average, earning $15,549,300 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 25.89% more than the national average, earning 103,782,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 17.93% more than the national average, earning $50,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $54,774 CAD per year.