Yen Surname

3,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam97,1991:95396
Cambodia44,4341:34968
United States8,0821:44,8485,493
South Sudan7,3981:1,543305
Malaysia6,5101:4,531643
Indonesia2,8151:46,9805,297
Pakistan2,3911:74,7152,674
Canada1,0911:33,7724,344
Thailand9741:72,5249,486
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Singapore8771:6,280393
Taiwan6541:35,848436
Brunei5851:716137
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Australia5001:53,9916,638
Turkey4871:159,79812,437
Hong Kong4501:16,301397
United Arab Emirates4421:20,7292,400
Cameroon4391:47,3106,203
China4331:3,157,787385
Peru1841:172,7408,578
Israel1791:47,8086,333
India1631:4,705,923120,533
Uzbekistan1581:195,7547,409
Mexico1561:795,68111,628
Philippines1561:648,96368,172
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England1511:368,99426,171
Ivory Coast1401:164,7957,505
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Jamaica951:30,2102,238
Qatar941:25,0852,628
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
France881:754,80492,996
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Costa Rica511:93,7271,640
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Portugal381:274,16410,086
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Japan341:3,760,12635,803
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Chile281:629,16015,000
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Belize171:20,9101,796
Norway171:302,48730,120
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Panama111:355,6607,645
Scotland111:486,71119,179
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Samoa41:48,452659
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Macau31:200,543803
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

The alternate forms: Yên (1) & Yén (1) are calculated separately.

Yen (948,408) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yên891/
Yén891/
Yien8627,663/
Ayen8613,981/
Uyen868,361/
Yene865,502/
Yeng863,565/
Oyen862,591/
Eyen862,305/
Iyen861,723/
Øyen861,360/
Yoen86522/
Yent86222/
Hyen86180/
Yenn86118/
Yesn86104/
Yend8665/
Üyen8664/
Yhen8639/
Jyen8625/
Yetn867/
Yehn866/
Yyen863/
Yeyn862/
Yemn861/
Yenh861/
Y'En861/
Yejn861/
En8027,587/
Gayen75196,830/
Huyen7557,744/
Ayten758,730/
Eyene755,488/
Heyen754,154/
Ayene754,111/
Hayen752,729/
Yiğen752,501/
Ayeng752,018/
Yesin751,347/
Goyen751,101/
Yeten751,094/
Eyeng75786/
Oyeng75712/
Yenne75648/
Hoyen75540/
Geyen75515/
Yiyen75427/
Aysen75395/
Yieng75303/
Yetin75292/
Giyen75282/
Oyene75264/
Iyene75173/
Høyen75166/
Ooyen75146/
Eysen75132/
Yiend75131/
Iyeng7571/
Aiyen7566/
Yendt7563/
Uyene7559/
Ahyen7557/
Aycen7556/
Yaeen7554/
Yesen7545/
Eyßen7537/
Yesne7536/
Ihyen7531/
Uysen7529/
Yeyna7528/
Ayeen7528/
Yheng7524/
Hyeng7522/
Yeina7518/
Hiyen7515/
Eyten7514/
Yiene7514/
Euyen7514/
Ayend7512/
Yeeen7512/
Ayien7511/
Oysen759/
Auyen759/
Yegne758/
Ayyen758/
Ayjen758/
Yemne757/
Hyene757/
Yueen756/
Uyeng756/
Aayen755/
Yoyen755/
Ayenn755/
Eyien754/
Jyhen754/
Yenqu754/
Yetne753/
Yijen753/
Yenck753/
Yuien753/
Yiean753/
Yaien753/
Yenng752/
Yheen752/
Yaein752/
Yhene752/
Ouyen752/
Yihen752/
Eiyen752/
Yeien752/
Yieun752/
Jyene751/
Iycen751/
Ayenh751/
Oyenn751/
Ieyen751/
Hyien751/
Uyten751/
Yecen751/
Oyten751/
Eeyen751/
Oiyen751/
Eyeen751/
Yoeyn751/
Oyemn751/
Yojen751/
Yoeen751/
Yehyn751/
Yengh751/
Yieen751/
Yienh751/
Yienn751/
Yiesn751/
Yjien751/
Iyehn751/
Hyhen750/
Yient750/
Yoaen750/
Uyeen750/
Jen6715,074/
Yyn679,583/
Ein679,378/
Yem676,530/
Gen674,255/
Ien672,808/
Een672,474/
Aen672,311/
Oen672,041/
Ayn671,983/
Huyenh671,819/
Enn671,803/
Eun671,414/
Yenque671,214/
Ean671,202/
Yechen67943/
Eyssen67770/
Yengue67634/
Wanyen67546/
Heysen67242/
Uen67237/
Hyenne67199/
Haayen67156/
Hyggen67152/
Haysen67150/
Yessen67118/
Yessin67112/
Hayene67107/
Eyn67102/
D'Oyen6799/
Yeceng6789/
Oyieng6786/
Hooyen6777/
Huyten6772/
Huysen6765/
Enh6765/
Eén6744/
Yiheng6743/
Huyeng6740/
Ahysen6740/
Ayiene6738/
Gaiyen6733/
Ayçenk6731/
Hayyen6728/
Jaysen6727/
Yetten6725/
Yeseen6724/
Aysien6722/
Aaøyen6720/
Haiyen6719/
Oyyeng6719/
Yeysin6719/
Yeszin6718/
Oyn6716/
Iyn6711/
Yheine6711/
Gooyen6710/
Hayeen6710/
Gaayen6710/
Yemgne6710/
Hayien679/
Uyn679/
Hoyten678/
Hayten678/
Auyeng678/
Heyenn678/
Eyiene678/
Ayssen678/
Aiyeng678/
Gayeen677/
Joycen677/
Gayehn677/
Ayieng677/
Hayesn676/
Yeggin676/
Eyhsen676/
Yenova675/
Uyiene675/
Ayseen675/
Yeteng674/
Ayenne674/
Uyheng674/
Enå674/
Yjn674/
Jayten673/
Ejn673/
Heyenk673/
Hoeyen673/
Yeting673/
Yettin673/
Houyen672/
Heuyen672/
Joysen672/
Heiyen672/
Hauyen672/
Haycen672/
Jeysen672/
Eyenne672/
Eychen672/
Enø672/
Huyßen672/
Yeshyn672/
Oyentt671/
Hyesin671/
Heyhen671/
Heyten671/
Ayentd671/
Gahyen671/
Aheyen671/
Yechin671/
Yiesen671/
Oiyene671/
Hoyemn671/
Hoyene671/
Iyenne671/
Hiyene671/
Hiysen671/
Hayeng671/
Hayßen671/
Ouyeng671/
Oysenk671/
Yaysen671/
Yetenn671/
Yienne671/
Yessín671/
Gayenn671/
Gayhen671/
Ehyene671/
Ahayen671/
Aychen671/
Ayeeng671/
Ayheng671/
Aytenc671/
Yojeen671/
Oiyehn671/
Hyenth671/
Iycent671/
Ayegne671/
Aytenn671/
Uysent671/
Uyssen671/
Yetint671/
Aycenk671/
Yennck670/
Oyenne670/

Yen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻦyn-
Yen in the Hindi language
येनyena-
Yen in the Oriya language
େଯନeyana-
Yen in the Marathi language
येनyena92
यॅनyena8
Yen in the Tibetan language
ཡེན་yen50
ཡན་yen25
ཡོན་yön25
Yen in the Russian language
Йенjen-
Yen in the Arabic language
ينyn-
ينّyn-
الينalyn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yen
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