Yun Surname
Approximately 1,470,301 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1,058,481 | 1:48 | 9 |
| North Korea | 177,625 | 1:141 | 30 |
| China | 171,214 | 1:7,986 | 207 |
| Cambodia | 16,356 | 1:947 | 250 |
| United States | 10,770 | 1:33,654 | 4,205 |
| Singapore | 4,288 | 1:1,284 | 161 |
| Indonesia | 3,866 | 1:34,208 | 4,007 |
| Hong Kong | 3,626 | 1:2,023 | 154 |
| Russia | 3,370 | 1:42,766 | 5,735 |
| Malaysia | 2,946 | 1:10,012 | 1,130 |
| Uzbekistan | 2,721 | 1:11,367 | 1,872 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,316 | 1:7,635 | 1,161 |
| Myanmar | 1,983 | 1:26,192 | 466 |
| Thailand | 1,707 | 1:41,382 | 4,581 |
| Taiwan | 1,603 | 1:14,626 | 231 |
| India | 1,255 | 1:611,207 | 29,332 |
| Canada | 1,039 | 1:35,463 | 4,528 |
| Australia | 607 | 1:44,474 | 5,606 |
| Brunei | 432 | 1:969 | 196 |
| Vietnam | 411 | 1:225,416 | 1,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 335 | 1:17,829 | 3,160 |
| United Arab Emirates | 280 | 1:32,722 | 3,512 |
| France | 253 | 1:262,540 | 40,467 |
| England | 241 | 1:231,195 | 19,235 |
| Macau | 234 | 1:2,571 | 249 |
| Brazil | 228 | 1:938,923 | 33,517 |
| Japan | 211 | 1:605,897 | 15,932 |
| Ukraine | 188 | 1:242,142 | 31,960 |
| Germany | 184 | 1:437,530 | 39,196 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Spain | 153 | 1:305,569 | 18,303 |
| New Zealand | 113 | 1:40,074 | 6,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89 | 1:91,615 | 12,219 |
| Belarus | 74 | 1:128,393 | 18,481 |
| Philippines | 61 | 1:1,659,643 | 109,715 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Italy | 43 | 1:1,422,249 | 79,532 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Panama | 28 | 1:139,724 | 4,684 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Tajikistan | 25 | 1:335,468 | 2,548 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
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.
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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
Yun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yun in the Hindi language | ||
| युनुस | yunusa | - |
| Yun in the Marathi language | ||
| युन | yuna | - |
| Yun in the Russian language | ||
| Юн | un | - |
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