Yen Surname
Approximately 180,210 people bear this surname
Yen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 97,199 | 1:953 | 96 |
| Cambodia | 44,434 | 1:349 | 68 |
| United States | 8,082 | 1:44,848 | 5,493 |
| South Sudan | 7,398 | 1:1,543 | 305 |
| Malaysia | 6,510 | 1:4,531 | 643 |
| Indonesia | 2,815 | 1:46,980 | 5,297 |
| Pakistan | 2,391 | 1:74,715 | 2,674 |
| Canada | 1,091 | 1:33,772 | 4,344 |
| Thailand | 974 | 1:72,524 | 9,486 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Singapore | 877 | 1:6,280 | 393 |
| Taiwan | 654 | 1:35,848 | 436 |
| Brunei | 585 | 1:716 | 137 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Australia | 500 | 1:53,991 | 6,638 |
| Turkey | 487 | 1:159,798 | 12,437 |
| Hong Kong | 450 | 1:16,301 | 397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 442 | 1:20,729 | 2,400 |
| Cameroon | 439 | 1:47,310 | 6,203 |
| China | 433 | 1:3,157,787 | 385 |
| Peru | 184 | 1:172,740 | 8,578 |
| Israel | 179 | 1:47,808 | 6,333 |
| India | 163 | 1:4,705,923 | 120,533 |
| Uzbekistan | 158 | 1:195,754 | 7,409 |
| Mexico | 156 | 1:795,681 | 11,628 |
| Philippines | 156 | 1:648,963 | 68,172 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| Ivory Coast | 140 | 1:164,795 | 7,505 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| Brazil | 101 | 1:2,119,548 | 66,584 |
| Jamaica | 95 | 1:30,210 | 2,238 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 1:49,221 | 7,974 |
| France | 88 | 1:754,804 | 92,996 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Costa Rica | 51 | 1:93,727 | 1,640 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Japan | 34 | 1:3,760,126 | 35,803 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Belize | 17 | 1:20,910 | 1,796 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Yemen | 13 | 1:2,032,715 | 13,240 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| South Korea | 11 | 1:4,658,205 | 839 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
The alternate forms: Yên (1) & Yén (1) are calculated separately.
Yen (948,408) may also be a first name.
Yen Demographics
Average Yen Salary in
United States
$56,456 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yen (Arabic: ين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻦ, Hindi: येन, Marathi: येन, Oriya: େଯନ, Russian: Йен, Tibetan: ཡེན་) is borne by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Yên or Yén. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,119th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,439 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Yen live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Viet-Asia. It is also the 957th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 948,408 people.
The last name is most numerous in Vietnam, where it is held by 97,199 people, or 1 in 953. In Vietnam it is mostly concentrated in: Red River Delta, where 22 percent live, Southeast, where 22 percent live and Mekong River Delta, where 18 percent live. Besides Vietnam this surname exists in 119 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Yen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yen surname expanded 5,352 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yen last name are 4.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.96% being registered with the party.
The amount Yen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 9.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,539 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning R 253,176 per year; in United States they earn 30.84% more than the national average, earning $56,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.87% more than the national average, earning $61,544 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yên | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yén | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yien | 86 | 27,663 | / |
| Ayen | 86 | 13,981 | / |
| Uyen | 86 | 8,361 | / |
| Yene | 86 | 5,502 | / |
| Yeng | 86 | 3,565 | / |
| Oyen | 86 | 2,591 | / |
| Eyen | 86 | 2,305 | / |
| Iyen | 86 | 1,723 | / |
| Øyen | 86 | 1,360 | / |
| Yoen | 86 | 522 | / |
| Yent | 86 | 222 | / |
| Hyen | 86 | 180 | / |
| Yenn | 86 | 118 | / |
| Yesn | 86 | 104 | / |
| Yend | 86 | 65 | / |
| Üyen | 86 | 64 | / |
| Yhen | 86 | 39 | / |
| Jyen | 86 | 25 | / |
| Yetn | 86 | 7 | / |
| Yehn | 86 | 6 | / |
| Yyen | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yeyn | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yemn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yenh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Y'En | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yejn | 86 | 1 | / |
| En | 80 | 27,587 | / |
| Gayen | 75 | 196,830 | / |
| Huyen | 75 | 57,744 | / |
| Ayten | 75 | 8,730 | / |
| Eyene | 75 | 5,488 | / |
| Heyen | 75 | 4,154 | / |
| Ayene | 75 | 4,111 | / |
| Hayen | 75 | 2,729 | / |
| Yiğen | 75 | 2,501 | / |
| Ayeng | 75 | 2,018 | / |
| Yesin | 75 | 1,347 | / |
| Goyen | 75 | 1,101 | / |
| Yeten | 75 | 1,094 | / |
| Eyeng | 75 | 786 | / |
| Oyeng | 75 | 712 | / |
| Yenne | 75 | 648 | / |
| Hoyen | 75 | 540 | / |
| Geyen | 75 | 515 | / |
| Yiyen | 75 | 427 | / |
| Aysen | 75 | 395 | / |
| Yieng | 75 | 303 | / |
| Yetin | 75 | 292 | / |
| Giyen | 75 | 282 | / |
| Oyene | 75 | 264 | / |
| Iyene | 75 | 173 | / |
| Høyen | 75 | 166 | / |
| Ooyen | 75 | 146 | / |
| Eysen | 75 | 132 | / |
| Yiend | 75 | 131 | / |
| Iyeng | 75 | 71 | / |
| Aiyen | 75 | 66 | / |
| Yendt | 75 | 63 | / |
| Uyene | 75 | 59 | / |
| Ahyen | 75 | 57 | / |
| Aycen | 75 | 56 | / |
| Yaeen | 75 | 54 | / |
| Yesen | 75 | 45 | / |
| Eyßen | 75 | 37 | / |
| Yesne | 75 | 36 | / |
| Ihyen | 75 | 31 | / |
| Uysen | 75 | 29 | / |
| Yeyna | 75 | 28 | / |
| Ayeen | 75 | 28 | / |
| Yheng | 75 | 24 | / |
| Hyeng | 75 | 22 | / |
| Yeina | 75 | 18 | / |
| Hiyen | 75 | 15 | / |
| Eyten | 75 | 14 | / |
| Yiene | 75 | 14 | / |
| Euyen | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ayend | 75 | 12 | / |
| Yeeen | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ayien | 75 | 11 | / |
| Oysen | 75 | 9 | / |
| Auyen | 75 | 9 | / |
| Yegne | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ayyen | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ayjen | 75 | 8 | / |
| Yemne | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hyene | 75 | 7 | / |
| Yueen | 75 | 6 | / |
| Uyeng | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aayen | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yoyen | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ayenn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Eyien | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jyhen | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yenqu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yetne | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yijen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yenck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yuien | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yiean | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yaien | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yenng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yheen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yaein | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yhene | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ouyen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yihen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eiyen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yeien | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yieun | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jyene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iycen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayenh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyenn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ieyen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uyten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yecen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eeyen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiyen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyeen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yoeyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyemn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yojen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yoeen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yehyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yengh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yieen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yienh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yienn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiesn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yjien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iyehn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyhen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yient | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yoaen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Uyeen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jen | 67 | 15,074 | / |
| Yyn | 67 | 9,583 | / |
| Ein | 67 | 9,378 | / |
| Yem | 67 | 6,530 | / |
| Gen | 67 | 4,255 | / |
| Ien | 67 | 2,808 | / |
| Een | 67 | 2,474 | / |
| Aen | 67 | 2,311 | / |
| Oen | 67 | 2,041 | / |
| Ayn | 67 | 1,983 | / |
| Huyenh | 67 | 1,819 | / |
| Enn | 67 | 1,803 | / |
| Eun | 67 | 1,414 | / |
| Yenque | 67 | 1,214 | / |
| Ean | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Yechen | 67 | 943 | / |
| Eyssen | 67 | 770 | / |
| Yengue | 67 | 634 | / |
| Wanyen | 67 | 546 | / |
| Heysen | 67 | 242 | / |
| Uen | 67 | 237 | / |
| Hyenne | 67 | 199 | / |
| Haayen | 67 | 156 | / |
| Hyggen | 67 | 152 | / |
| Haysen | 67 | 150 | / |
| Yessen | 67 | 118 | / |
| Yessin | 67 | 112 | / |
| Hayene | 67 | 107 | / |
| Eyn | 67 | 102 | / |
| D'Oyen | 67 | 99 | / |
| Yeceng | 67 | 89 | / |
| Oyieng | 67 | 86 | / |
| Hooyen | 67 | 77 | / |
| Huyten | 67 | 72 | / |
| Huysen | 67 | 65 | / |
| Enh | 67 | 65 | / |
| Eén | 67 | 44 | / |
| Yiheng | 67 | 43 | / |
| Huyeng | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ahysen | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ayiene | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gaiyen | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ayçenk | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hayyen | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jaysen | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yetten | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yeseen | 67 | 24 | / |
| Aysien | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aaøyen | 67 | 20 | / |
| Haiyen | 67 | 19 | / |
| Oyyeng | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yeysin | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yeszin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oyn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iyn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yheine | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gooyen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hayeen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gaayen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yemgne | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hayien | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uyn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hoyten | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hayten | 67 | 8 | / |
| Auyeng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Heyenn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eyiene | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayssen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aiyeng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gayeen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Joycen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gayehn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayieng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hayesn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yeggin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eyhsen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yenova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uyiene | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayseen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yeteng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayenne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uyheng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enå | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yjn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jayten | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ejn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heyenk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoeyen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yeting | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yettin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houyen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heuyen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joysen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heiyen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hauyen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haycen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeysen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyenne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eychen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enø | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huyßen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeshyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyentt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyesin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyhen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayentd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aheyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yechin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiesen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyemn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiysen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayßen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oysenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaysen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yetenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yienne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yessín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayhen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehyene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahayen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aychen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayeeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayheng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aytenc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyehn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyenth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iycent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aytenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uysent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyssen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yetint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aycenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yennck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oyenne | 67 | 0 | / |
Yen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻦ | yn | - |
| Yen in the Hindi language | ||
| येन | yena | - |
| Yen in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯନ | eyana | - |
| Yen in the Marathi language | ||
| येन | yena | 92 |
| यॅन | yena | 8 |
| Yen in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡེན་ | yen | 50 |
| ཡན་ | yen | 25 |
| ཡོན་ | yön | 25 |
| Yen in the Russian language | ||
| Йен | jen | - |
| Yen in the Arabic language | ||
| ين | yn | - |
| ينّ | yn | - |
| الين | alyn | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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