Yuen Surname

4,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Yuen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong79,7801:9223
United States11,4631:31,6203,951
Singapore9,3811:587102
Canada4,4351:8,3081,231
Malaysia3,8331:7,695926
Macau2,4581:24566
Australia1,6691:16,1752,288
England1,0691:52,1226,410
Thailand5891:119,92917,956
China5731:2,386,251369
Fiji3461:2,585436
Netherlands3361:50,2598,612
Mexico2961:419,3458,140
New Zealand2031:22,3073,907
Brunei1871:2,239405
French Polynesia1601:1,755327
France1371:484,83768,361
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Germany941:856,44161,781
Peru841:378,38212,510
Panama721:54,3372,580
United Arab Emirates551:166,58712,493
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
Norway451:114,27315,150
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Sweden341:289,61020,124
South Sudan251:456,603797
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Chile201:880,82418,509
Guam161:10,0081,526
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Vietnam131:7,126,6202,551
India121:63,922,115578,870
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Wales81:386,81619,671
Belize71:50,7822,565
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Suriname11:552,6169,664
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Palau11:21,643223
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Yuen (164,356) may also be a first name.

Yuen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yuen (Hindi: यूएन, Russian: Юэн) has its highest incidence in Hong Kong. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yuen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,781st most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,737 people. The surname Yuen is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Yuen are found; 70 percent are found in East Asia and 70 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 6,405th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 164,356 people.

It is most frequently held in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 79,780 people, or 1 in 92. Excluding Hong Kong Yuen exists in 86 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Singapore, where 8 percent live.

Yuen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yuen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 24,389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yuen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yuen surname are 22.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Yuen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.11% less than the national average, earning 245,345 kr per year; in Peru they earn 144.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,434 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning R 269,256 per year; in United States they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $51,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $58,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yueng89492/
Yuean8933/
Yuhen8932/
Yuene8917/
Yueen896/
Yuien893/
Hyuen892/
Yuein891/
Yuend891/
Yuenn891/
Yueang8013/
O'Yuen806/
Auyuen803/
Yauhen803/
Yuesin802/
Yuhien801/
Yuesen801/
Geyuen801/
Yuin75355/
Yuem7571/
Iuen7568/
Auyueng7311/
Yuetten739/
Yueting738/
Yuechen732/
Youheng732/
Yueteng731/
Yueseng731/
Yuechin731/
Hyuheng731/
Hiuen67590/
Youin67406/
Yuing67100/
Juhen6781/
Yuyin6720/
Yuinn6714/
Yuecheng676/
Juuen676/
Yauin673/
Yuyon671/
Yuuin671/
Yuhin671/
Yuion671/
Yuint671/
Yuemg671/
Jeuen670/

Yuen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yuen in the Hindi language
यूएनyu'ena-
Yuen in the Russian language
Юэнuen-

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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 Yuen
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