Yana (surname)

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'''Yana''' is a [[surname]] of [[Chinese people|Chinese]] origin. It is derived from the [[List of common Chinese surnames|common Chinese surname]] [[Yang (surname)|Yang]] (楊/杨). It is predominantly found in [[Asia]], specifically [[Southeast Asia]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/3oseZlr https://forebear.io]</ref><ref name="yana1">https://ift.tt/3iYmrUi, retrieved 22 Nov 2020</ref><ref name="yana2">https://ift.tt/2YrBn3R, retrieved 22 Nov 2020</ref>

The surname [[Yana (surname)|Yana]] and other modified surnames (''that were originally'' '''[[Yang (surname)|Yang]]''') are under the [[The Generals of the Yang Family|Yang clan]], which was founded by '''Boqiao''',<ref>[[Yang (surname)|Yang (surname) origin]]</ref> son of Duke Wu of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period of the [[Ji (Zhou dynasty ancestral surname)|Ji (姬) surname]], the surname of the royal family during the [[Zhou dynasty]], who was enfeoffed in the Yang kingdom.<ref><nowiki>http://www.todayonhistory.com/baijiaxing/17.html</nowiki></ref><ref>[[History of China|History of China / Chinese Dynasties]]</ref><ref name="yana1" /><ref name="yana2" />

Yana surname originated from the Yangs in [[Mainland China]].

== History ==
During the Chinese migration to [[Southeast Asia]] from around 1800 into the mid‐1900s, the [[Yang (surname)|Yang]] surname members who migrated into [[Southeast Asia]], modified their surname into different local sounding variations and spellings, so as to get their [[citizenship]] easily in the country they migrated to.<ref>see [[Migration in China|Great Chinese Migration]] for more info.</ref> Some have maintained their original surname, but most have had their surnames modified. <ref>[[Chinese surname|book of chinese surnames / history]]</ref><ref name="yana1" />

Towards 1950s, the surname spread across [[Asia]] (''notably'' India), several countries in the [[Americas]] (USA, Peru, Bolivia), [[Europe]] (Germany, the Netherlands), [[Australia (continent)]] and [[Africa]].<ref name="yana1" /><ref name="yana2" />

Nowadays, the surname Yana is borne by more than 150,000 people of Chinese descent, including: [[Chinese Indonesians]], [[Chindians]], [[Thai Chinese|Chinese Thais]], [[Chinese Filipino|Chinese Filipinos]], [[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese Malaysians]], and [[Chinese Peruvians]].

== Distribution ==
The surname is most common in [[Asia]], specifically in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref><nowiki>https://ift.tt/3tbWYLI>
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Country
!Number<ref>got the numbers from Premium World Surname Census 2020.</ref>
!Written form
<ref>got the written forms of the surname Yana through ''World Surname Census'' of 2020</ref>
|-
|1
|[[Indonesia]]
|34,017
|Yana
|-
|2
|[[India]]
|26,011
|याना
|-
|3
|[[Thailand]]
|10,259
|ยานา; หยานา
|-
|4
|[[Philippines]]
|10,241
|Yana
|-
|5
|[[Malaysia]]
|9,818
|Yana
|-
|6
|[[Peru]]
|7,120
|Yana
|-
|7
|[[Vietnam]]
|4,939
|Yana; Yá-Nã
|-
|8
|[[Cambodia]]
|4,249
|យ៉ាណា
|-
|9
|[[Singapore]]
|3,873
|Yana
|-
|10
|[[Laos]]
|3,126
|ຢານາ
|-
|
|All countries
|150,000+
|
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Chinese_surname]]
[[Category:Chinese_Filipino]]
[[Category:Chinese-Thai culture]]
[[Category:Chinese Indonesian culture]]
[[Category:Chinese-Malaysian culture]]
[[Category:Chindian]]
[[Category:Surname]]
[[Category:Surname]]
[[Category:Surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames by language]]
[[Category:Surname stubs]]
[[Category:Tagalog-language surnames]]
[[Category:Thai-language surnames]]
[[Category:Indo_language_sur]]
[[Category:Indonesian-language surnames]]
[[Category:Chinese-language surnames]]
[[Category:Hokkien-language surnames]]
[[Category:Cantonese-language surnames]]
[[Category:Korean-language surnames]]
[[Category:Korean-language surnames of Chinese origin]]
[[Category:Chinese Americans]]
[[Category:Chinese Canadians]]

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