Where Does The Last Name Yon Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yon (Hindi: योन, Marathi: यॉन, Russian: Йон, Tibetan: ཡོན་) is held by more people in South Korea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Ýon. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yon? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Yon is the 11,124^th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 144,288 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Yon are found; 73 percent are found in East Asia and 72 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 25,614^th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 33,421 people.

Yon is the most numerous last name in one country:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, where 0.8 percent are found. The surname is most frequent in South Korea, where it is carried by 36,522 people, or 1 in 1,403. In South Korea Yon is most prevalent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 26 percent are found, North Chungcheong Province, where 26 percent are found and Seoul, where 21 percent are found. Besides South Korea this surname exists in 101 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Yon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Yon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yon last name grew 883 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,413 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yon Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Yon last name are 6.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.32% registered with the party.

The amount Yon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 59.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,920 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning R 269,280 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.66% less than the national average, earning $19,827,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $47,995 CAD per year.