Yin is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Yin
No. of characters: 3
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Yin

How popular is Yin?

Yin is common in China.

Yin is ranked 76 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Yins grew by 54.21573 per cent to 6548 since 2000 and ranked 5324 after elevating 1921 spots. The last name was found in around 22 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.97 92.16
Others 2.26 3.77
Hispanic or Latino 1.8 1.88
White 1.7 2.03
Yin is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 6039930 people have been found who wears Yin as their family name. Yin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
98,953 Belarus7
7,022 Senegal7
101,066 Zimbabwe5
27,602 Nigeria4
11,290 Guyana3
14,193 Egypt3
10,762 Hungary3
662 New Caledonia3
10,329 Pakistan3
1,753 Cuba2
31,767 Greece2
5,298 Botswana2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
44,018 Poland2
1,136 Mali2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
3,670 Mozambique2
28,083 Romania2
3,275 Nepal1
28,746 Algeria1
15,705 Cameroon1
7,198 Maldives1
846 American Samoa1
6,820 Angola1
7,191 Afghanistan1
1,486 Northern Mariana Islands1
7,110 Bosnia1
3,307 Malta1
174,544 Czech Republic1
38,830 Morocco1
37,779 Serbia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
50,549 Georgia1
1,819 Laos1
3,243 Suriname1
6,212 Jamaica1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
6,149 Ethiopia1
1,005 The Gambia1
4,435 Togo1
14,644 Tunisia1
53,505 Turkey1
13,447 Uganda1
28,365 Kenya1
19,533 Uruguay1
5,872 Namibia1
746 Dominica1
24,460 Armenia1
34,581 Chile1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
717 Bhutan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
9,524 Portugal37
236,996 Russia35
8,720 Qatar29
2,754 Costa Rica26
173,579 Ukraine18
646 Cayman Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
414 Brunei99
3,804 Ireland98
6,636 Ecuador92
10,596 Colombia87
16,172 Peru71
11,471 Norway66
9,137 Denmark64
218,658 India61
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Yin:
6,195 Mexico916
4,988 Spain873
21,034 Brazil604
156 Macau537
2,635 New Zealand289
32,422 Italy280
4,234 Switzerland279
10,839 Netherlands261
5,909 Austria210
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
1,344 Mauritius182
5,231 Sweden181
5,581 United Arab Emirates176
3,611 Scotland171
690 Thailand168
32,575 South Africa164
4,897 Finland157
9,538 Venezuela151
15,081 Belgium119
2,754 Panama114
Countries with thousands of Yin:
5,004 United States7,923
103 Hong Kong7,723
230 South Korea4,557
2,230 Germany3,732
165 Singapore3,625
2,410 Canada2,066
1,119 Vietnam1,987
4,735 France1,739
1,916 Australia1,647
2,051 Ghana1,598
8,235 Indonesia1,586
4,878 England1,511
12,822 Philippines1,160
Countries with ten thousands of Yin:
64 Cambodia33,809
82 Taiwan25,264
884 Japan19,090
209 Malaysia19,072
Countries with hundred thousands of Yin:
55 Myanmar219,865
Countries with millions of Yin:
52 China5,674,960
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Yin Namesakes

  • Agatha Yin Bing Liew, Mathematician
  • Goh Liu Ying, Player
  • Amorah Yin, Author
  • Zhang Ying, Tennis player
  • Duan Yingying, Tennis Player
  • Zanilia Zhao Li Ying, Actress
  • Kong Yingchao, Biathlete
  • Aung Yin, Singer
  • Lesslye Yin, Film producer
  • Sin Ying Au, Olympian
  • Xue Yin characterized small role of Ruonan in 2018 romance movie Tuo Dan Gao Ji.
  • In 1980, Zhiming Yin played the role of Ziheng Wei in action and drama film Dai shou kao de lü ke.
  • In 2014 horror, thriller movie, Chuang xia you ren 2, Abby Yin characterized He Xinyue.
  • In 2013 drama, romance film, Jintian mingtian, Shanshan Yin played Zhang Hui.
  • In 2017, Fang Yin portrayed the role of Li Xinmin in drama movie Lu guo wei lai.
  • In 1941 drama flick, Genu Hong Mudan, Bai Yin characterized N.
  • Zhusheng Yin characterized the significant character of Bao Shunghi in 2015 adventure, drama movie Le dernier loup.
  • In 2017, Ellen Yin played the role of Martha Johnson in adventure, animation movie Phillip: The Movie.
  • In 1959 0 film, Yang Na-Wu, Fen Yin characterized N.
  • In 1982, Hsia Yin portrayed the role of N in action and crime movie Pi li da niu.
  • In 1940 drama movie, Bai xue gong zhu, Xiucen Yin portrayed N.

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