Yoon Surname

8,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yoon Surname User-submission:

Yoon is an Asian surname of Chinese origin but beared by other nationalities as well, such as Thais and Koreans. A notable bearer of the surname is Suk Yeol Yoon, the 20th president of South Korea from 2022 until under arrest in 2025.It can mean different things, as writeable with more than one hanja.

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Yoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia20,7241:747204
United States19,6051:18,4882,324
South Korea6,4041:8,00199
Myanmar3,2221:16,120370
Malaysia2,4171:12,2031,292
Canada2,1421:17,2012,466
Thailand2,0781:33,9933,503
Saudi Arabia1,9481:15,8402,206
Australia8511:31,7224,225
United Arab Emirates4661:19,6622,294
Japan4331:295,25211,052
Qatar4031:5,851619
Singapore3851:14,306645
Vietnam3821:242,5291,044
New Zealand2921:15,5082,705
Brazil2451:873,77331,471
China2001:6,836,608513
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
England1681:331,65524,447
Germany1431:562,97546,225
France1231:540,02273,838
Spain891:525,30425,940
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Chile411:429,67011,433
Ecuador411:387,9479,859
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Guam371:4,328556
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Austria261:327,51736,002
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Norway151:342,81932,589
Hungary131:755,09840,181
India131:59,005,029552,550
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Finland61:916,11741,832
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Macau41:150,408604
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
North Korea11:25,117,046108
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Yoon (51,249) may also be a first name.

Yoon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Yoon is an Asian surname of Chinese origin but beared by other nationalities as well, such as Thais and Koreans. A notable bearer of the surname is Suk Yeol Yoon, the 20th president of South Korea from 2022 until under arrest in 2025.It can mean different things, as writeable with more than one hanja. It can mean 'administrator', 'ruler', 'governor', etc or with different Chinese characters, it can mean 'to consent' or 'to enrich'.

- aristo

This surname means 'flourishing', 'blood red'.

It derived from the Shang Dynasty, the second dynasty, also called the Yin dynasty.

It is written as 殷 in Chinese.

- claudianiy

Yoon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yoon is most common in Cambodia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,838th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 113,759 people. The last name Yoon is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Yoon live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 18,130th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 51,249 people.

Yoon is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is carried by 20,724 people, or 1 in 747. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Prey Veng Province, where 14 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 11 percent are found and Kampong Cham Province, where 11 percent are found. Barring Cambodia Yoon occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and South Korea, where 10 percent are found.

Yoon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yoon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yoon last name expanded 980,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yoon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yoon surname are 4.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yoon earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.39% more than the national average, earning 347,446 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.61% more than the national average, earning $53,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning $58,271 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yohon89106/
Yooun8940/
Yoone8921/
Hyoon8921/
Youon8910/
Yoonn895/
Yioon892/
Yooon892/
Yojon891/
Yoohn891/
Yoosn891/
Yaoon891/
Yon8650,507/
Hyohon80190/
Yohoun8033/
Yohonn8022/
Youhon8021/
Yoosin8020/
Yooung8013/
Yoojun808/
Youong806/
Youone805/
Hyooin805/
Yoosen804/
Yaoong804/
Yooaun804/
Yooong804/
Yoohne801/
Yoount801/
Yohuon801/
Yhouon801/
Yoongk801/
Yooten801/
Yootin801/
Yooyun801/
Yoohun801/
Yooinn801/
Ajyoon801/
Yong75335,341/
Hyon75221,825/
Ayon7539,626/
Youn7522,553/
Yoan753,461/
Oyon753,390/
Yohn753,106/
Joon752,965/
Yaon752,498/
Yone751,401/
Ojon751,365/
Yoyn75896/
Yont75533/
Eyon75460/
Yonn75213/
Yond75184/
Uyon75132/
Yion7568/
Yoom7560/
Yhon7556/
Eoon7541/
Yonh7527/
Jyon7515/
Ioon7510/
Yosn758/
Oion754/
Yomn751/
Yotn751/
Yonq751/
Youhong7352/
Yooseng735/
Youhoon734/
Yoosing732/
Yoonová731/
Youonne731/
Yohooun731/
Yoousin731/
Yoochin731/
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Young67912,724/
Yount6711,532/
Hayon679,250/
Yoang677,401/
Hyong677,297/
Yohan674,753/
Yoğun672,128/
Yoyng671,083/
Yoane671,039/
Youhn67980/
Johon67955/
Yahon67940/
Ayhon67618/
Jojon67542/
Yoant67442/
Youne67322/
Yiong67305/
Joyon67290/
Yaone67270/
Hoyon67259/
Joong67225/
Yoeun67213/
Yosin67191/
Yotin67143/
Joone67137/
Jouon67120/
Iohon67117/
Yogne67103/
Huyon67102/
Yohnk6798/
Yosen6793/
Ihoon6787/
Yound6783/
Aiyon6760/
Yoina6760/
Yoand6758/
Hyoun6747/
Ayjon6739/
Yonne6739/
Yaoun6736/
Younn6735/
Yoann6734/
Hojon6727/
Younh6724/
Yione6721/
Joohn6717/
Jhoon6715/
Yomne6714/
Ayonn6713/
Ojion6713/
Youom6713/
Uyonh6712/
Yondt6711/
Yongq6710/
Yhoan678/
Heyon678/
Yocin677/
Yoten676/
Yonng676/
Yhong676/
Yongh676/
Ayion676/
Yaong676/
Younc675/
Yaond675/
Oyion675/
Aayon674/
O'Jon674/
Yohun674/
Uyion674/
Jyong674/
Yongc674/
Jyoun673/
Jaoon673/
Yooum673/
Eoone673/
Eoonh673/
Hyone673/
Yooim673/
Younq672/
Yhoun672/
Yoaan672/
Yiaon672/
Yaaon672/
Yhone672/
Jioon672/
Yoyna671/
Jyosn671/
Hoion671/
Yiuon671/
Youhoing671/
Yoyun671/
Yohnn671/
Hioon671/
Ijoon671/
Oojon671/
Joond671/
Yousn671/
Hyoan671/
Hyouogne671/
Oyhon671/
Youmn671/
Youongne671/
Yohonova671/
Yoanh671/
Yihon671/
Eyonh671/
Yoyne671/
Yongg671/
Oihon671/
Eyion671/
Yooym671/
Oyonh671/
Ogion671/
Yothn671/
Yoouseng671/
Yojun671/
Yoeen671/
Yoynk671/
Yaoom671/
Juoon671/
Yonnt670/
Yonnd670/

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