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

The last name Yon (Hindi: योन, Marathi: यॉन, Russian: Йон, Tibetan: ཡོན་) is held by more people in South Korea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Ýon. For other potential spellings of Yon click here.

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

The surname is the 11,124^th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 144,288 people. The last name Yon occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Yon reside; 73 percent reside in East Asia and 72 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. Yon is also the 25,614^th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 33,421 people.

Yon is the most prevalent surname in one country:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, where 0.8 percent reside. The surname Yon is most widespread in South Korea, where it is borne by 36,522 people, or 1 in 1,403. In South Korea it is primarily found in: Gyeonggi Province, where 26 percent reside, North Chungcheong Province, where 26 percent reside and Seoul, where 21 percent reside. Excluding South Korea this surname is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Yon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Yon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 surname are 6.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.32% being registered to vote for 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.