Yeun Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brunei

Yeun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Brunei381:11,0191,313
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Korea141:3,660,018674
Cambodia141:1,106,2255,638
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
China121:113,943,4645,994
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
France71:9,488,960336,266
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Yeun (1,186) may also be a first name.

Yeun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yeun occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yeun is the 591,720th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Yeun live; 46 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 230,283rd most widespread given name internationally It is held by 1,186 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States Yeun is most common in: California, where 42 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and Brunei, where 7 percent are found.

Yeun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yeun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yeun last name rose 3,483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yeun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yeun surname are 10.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yeun earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 246.61% more than the national average, earning R 823,668 per year; in United States they earn 32.23% more than the national average, earning $57,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeung89179,374/
Yehun891,295/
Yeoun8974/
Yejun8947/
Yeunh8915/
Yeyun8914/
Yeunt8911/
Yeeun8910/
Yeune894/
Hyeun893/
Yeund891/
Yehoun80482/
Yeoung807/
Hyeeun806/
Hyeung806/
Yeucin803/
Hyeyun802/
Yeount801/
Yeoune801/
Yeon751,057/
Iyun75939/
Yeum75125/
Geun7551/
Ejun7537/
Eoun754/
Ieun751/
Aiyeyun7337/
Yeutten733/
Hyeoung732/
Jiyeoun731/
Yeungue731/
Yehoune731/
Yehound731/
Hyeon67106,740/
Yuyun673,680/
Ehoun67889/
Iyung67128/
Yijun6787/
Yujun6765/
Iyune6726/
Jieun6721/
Yiyun6719/
Jiyun6719/
Jeoun6718/
Iyoun6710/
Ieung6710/
Yiiun678/
Hiyun677/
Yujon676/
Jehun675/
Geyun674/
Juyun674/
Yeoum673/
Jyoun673/
Aiyejune672/
Geunn672/
Yeussing671/
Yojun671/
Jeeun671/
Iejun671/
Hyiun671/
Hieun671/
Jeyun671/
Yhyun671/
Yeyum671/
Eheun671/
Gejun671/
Giyun671/
Yoyun671/
Geuhn671/
Ejiun671/
Yjung671/
Yejon671/
Yjuin671/
Yeonn670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yeun
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