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 surname Yeun is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yeun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 591,720th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Yeun reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 230,283rd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,186 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States Yeun is mostly found in: California, where 42 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent live and Brunei, where 7 percent live.

Yeun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yeun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yeun surname rose 3,483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yeun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yeun are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.89% being registered with 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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