Yana Surname
Approximately 86,056 people bear this surname
Yana Surname User-submission:
Yana is a surname of Chinese origin. It is derived from the common Chinese surname Yang. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, specifically Southeast Asia, and is held by people of Chinese descent.
Yana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 33,180 | 1:3,986 | 500 |
| India | 23,243 | 1:33,002 | 2,405 |
| Peru | 9,118 | 1:3,486 | 572 |
| Bolivia | 4,249 | 1:2,499 | 435 |
| Thailand | 3,675 | 1:19,221 | 1,559 |
| Philippines | 3,380 | 1:29,952 | 4,299 |
| Cameroon | 2,474 | 1:8,395 | 1,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,235 | 1:6,602 | 444 |
| DR Congo | 958 | 1:77,119 | 8,957 |
| Nigeria | 909 | 1:194,877 | 11,747 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| Japan | 257 | 1:497,449 | 14,392 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| France | 152 | 1:436,992 | 63,144 |
| Malaysia | 148 | 1:199,285 | 11,752 |
| Burkina Faso | 138 | 1:132,986 | 3,615 |
| Turkey | 129 | 1:603,267 | 32,435 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Pakistan | 98 | 1:1,822,897 | 18,213 |
| Israel | 80 | 1:106,970 | 12,128 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Benin | 36 | 1:287,100 | 24,014 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Yaña (25) are calculated separately.
Yana (837,721) may also be a first name.
Yana Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Yana is a surname of Chinese origin. It is derived from the common Chinese surname Yang. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, specifically Southeast Asia, and is held by people of Chinese descent.
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Average Yana Salary in
United States
$39,912 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yana (Arabic: يانا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻧﻪ, Hindi: याना, Marathi: याना, Oriya: ୟାନା) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Yaña. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yana is the 6,563rd most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 84,684 people. Yana is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Yana live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yana is also the 1,112th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 837,721 people.
Yana is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 33,180 people, or 1 in 3,986. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 29 percent reside, Lampung, where 15 percent reside and South Sumatra, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Yana is found in 87 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent reside and Peru, where 11 percent reside.
Yana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yana last name expanded 658 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Belarus, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon, Muslim (88%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
The amount Yana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,934 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.49% less than the national average, earning R 98,640 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $23,579,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning $39,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.31% more than the national average, earning $59,775 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yana in the Marathi language | ||
| याना | yana | 83.78 |
| यना | yana | 13.51 |
| यणा | yana | 2.7 |
| Yana in the Hindi language | ||
| याना | yana | 62.86 |
| याणा | yana | 17.14 |
| यना | yana | 11.43 |
| ज़यना | zayana | 4.29 |
| श्याना | syana | 1.43 |
| आयना | ayana | 1.43 |
| याण | yana | 1.43 |
| Yana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺎﻧﻪ | yanh | 50 |
| ﻳﺎﻥ | yan | 50 |
| Yana in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାନା | yana | 26.67 |
| ଯାନା | yana | 20 |
| ଯାନ | yana | 20 |
| ୟନା | yana | 13.33 |
| ଯ଼ାନା | yana | 6.67 |
| ଯନା | yana | 6.67 |
| ଯନ | yana | 6.67 |
| Yana in the Arabic language | ||
| يانا | yana | - |
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