Surname 吉艳 (Jiyan 
, 吉艳 ) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen 吉艳 is characteristic of United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare surname, Iraq, and China, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in China, India, and Iraq. More frequently, 吉艳 is the forename as well as the last name.