Names / Yoon
Is Yoon a first name or a last name?
Yoon is a family name (last name). It is mostly a family name in South Korea.
How to address someone called Yoon
- South Korea. Yoon is a family name and is usually written first. Write Dear Mr. Yoon or Dear Ms. Yoon, or use the full name if you cannot tell which title fits.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Yoon by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Yoon as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (882 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 847 | 0 | 100% |
| North Korea | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| United States | 9 | 0 | 100% |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Yoon in the United States
- As a surname: about 15,936 people in the 2010 census, rank 2,287 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 109 babies born between 1950 and 2017.
More on this naming tradition: How Korean names work.
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