Yun Surname

352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,470,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Yun Surname User-submission:

The surname Yun has comes from the Chinese word 云 (yún), meaning 'cloud'. Variants of the surname include Yunhui or Yunpeng.

Yun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea1,058,4811:489
North Korea177,6251:14130
China171,2141:7,986207
Cambodia16,3561:947250
United States10,7701:33,6544,205
Singapore4,2881:1,284161
Indonesia3,8661:34,2084,007
Hong Kong3,6261:2,023154
Russia3,3701:42,7665,735
Malaysia2,9461:10,0121,130
Uzbekistan2,7211:11,3671,872
Kazakhstan2,3161:7,6351,161
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Thailand1,7071:41,3824,581
Taiwan1,6031:14,626231
India1,2551:611,20729,332
Canada1,0391:35,4634,528
Australia6071:44,4745,606
Brunei4321:969196
Vietnam4111:225,4161,010
Kyrgyzstan3351:17,8293,160
United Arab Emirates2801:32,7223,512
France2531:262,54040,467
England2411:231,19519,235
Macau2341:2,571249
Brazil2281:938,92333,517
Japan2111:605,89715,932
Ukraine1881:242,14231,960
Germany1841:437,53039,196
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Spain1531:305,56918,303
New Zealand1131:40,0746,748
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
Belarus741:128,39318,481
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Italy431:1,422,24979,532
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Austria381:224,09027,245
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Chile291:607,46514,668
Guam291:5,521755
Panama281:139,7244,684
Qatar281:84,2149,043
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Tajikistan251:335,4682,548
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Latvia171:120,59117,235
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Norway81:642,78647,258
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Wales51:618,90625,852
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tonga41:26,828461
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Yün (953), Yuñ (1) & Yún (1) are calculated separately.

Yun (3,833,245) may also be a first name.

Yun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Yun has comes from the Chinese word 云 (yún), meaning 'cloud'. Variants of the surname include Yunhui or Yunpeng.

- syedhumaid109

Yun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yun (Hindi: युनुस, Marathi: युन, Russian: Юн) occurs in South Korea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Yün, Yuñ or Yún. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 352nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,956 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yun are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 84 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 105th most widely held given name globally, borne by 3,833,245 people.

It is most prevalent in South Korea, where it is borne by 1,058,481 people, or 1 in 48. In South Korea Yun is mostly found in: Gyeonggi Province, where 24 percent live, Seoul, where 20 percent live and Busan, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Korea it exists in 119 countries. It also occurs in North Korea, where 12 percent live and China, where 12 percent live.

Yun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yun last name expanded 22,438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 24,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Yun surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Protestant (50%) in Belarus, Orthodox (78%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (83%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Yun are 2.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,652 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning R 154,488 per year; in United States they earn 19.12% more than the national average, earning $51,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.53% more than the national average, earning $57,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yün89953/
Yuñ891/
Yún891/
Yung8656,139/
Youn8622,553/
Oyun868,846/
Uyun865,355/
Hyun864,856/
Yunt86710/
Yune86665/
Yund86361/
Yunh86128/
Yuhn8659/
Yunn8659/
Yhun8654/
Yiun8614/
Eyun8611/
Jyun868/
Yuyn868/
Yusn865/
Yunq865/
Yumn861/
Yujn861/
Yihun758,856/
Yoğun752,128/
Oyuun752,050/
Hyunh751,799/
Yusin751,129/
Oyoun751,123/
Youhn75980/
Yundt75759/
Hyung75308/
Yusyn75260/
Yusen75244/
Uyung75196/
Eyoun75161/
Yutin75150/
Yunck75134/
Yungk75122/
Oyung75103/
Oyunc7586/
Yuten7574/
Yeoun7574/
Eyung7561/
Yutyn7542/
Yooun7540/
Aiyun7538/
Jyung7537/
Yaoun7536/
Ayyun7535/
Younn7535/
Yahun7527/
Uyunc7525/
Uyuin7524/
Younh7524/
Yunhe7521/
Yungh7517/
Yhune7516/
Uyuun7515/
Uhyun7514/
Yusne7513/
Yiung7513/
Heyun7512/
Huyun7512/
Yuhyn7511/
Ouyun756/
Yueen756/
Auyun755/
Goyun755/
Yuina755/
Yohun754/
Geyun754/
Yhung753/
Yuien753/
Ayiun753/
Oyune753/
Yungq753/
Yunng752/
Hyunt752/
Yhoun752/
Yumne752/
Yieun752/
Jyune751/
Hyuhn751/
Yhuin751/
Yoyun751/
Yunqq751/
Uyoun751/
Yugne751/
Oyunh751/
Yucen751/
Uyğun751/
Jyhun751/
Oyunt751/
Uyune751/
Yunkh751/
Yunqu751/
Yuşin751/
Yucin751/
Yaaun751/
Yusnh751/
Yojun751/
Yunhh751/
Yiuun751/
Eyune751/
Hoyun751/
Yuntt750/
Yundd750/
Hyunn750/
Jun6741,846/
Yum675,339/
Yihune674,197/
Iun67693/
Yuchen67549/
Yushyn67523/
Yehoun67482/
Yunque67471/
Yuting67328/
Hayyun67276/
Haiyun67197/
Oyoung67195/
Yunova67140/
Eyoung67118/
Yuchin6784/
Yuseng6759/
Yuhgin6749/
Yuceng6742/
Yussen6738/
Wanyun6736/
Yohoun6733/
Yussin6726/
Yusing6724/
Yungue6718/
Ayjoun6714/
Yooung6713/
Auyung6713/
Yihoun6713/
Yuhyna6713/
Yungck6711/
Yuseen6710/
Yuteng6710/
Yeoung677/
Uyoung677/
Youung676/
Hoyoun676/
Yussyn676/
Aiyung676/
Yahoun676/
Uyutin675/
Huiyun675/
Hyuynh674/
Yaoung674/
Hyusen674/
Yaoune674/
Yuchyn674/
Ayyung673/
Yutten673/
Huyung673/
Yusien673/
Hoyune672/
Huyunh672/
Yhoung672/
Heyoun672/
O'Yung672/
Ahhyun672/
HouYun672/
Ohhyun671/
Oiyung671/
Hoyung671/
Hoyunt671/
Heyung671/
Hohyun671/
Eyungk671/
Yeoune671/
Yeount671/
Yoount671/
Uyount671/
Yioung671/
Yhguun671/
Gaiyun671/
Yiusen671/
Yucing671/
Yihung671/
Aihyun671/
Eyhung671/
Huoyun671/
Hoyhun671/
Hoyjun671/

Yun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yun in the Hindi language
युनुसyunusa-
Yun in the Marathi language
युनyuna-
Yun in the Russian language
Юнun-

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