Surname Yeon (然 
, Yeon 
, 연 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Yeon is characteristic of South Korea, where it is quite a common surname, China, where it is quite a rare surname, and Malaysia. More frequently, Yeon is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 然 | China |
| Yeon | Indonesia, China, Malaysia, United States, Myanmar |
| 연 | South Korea |
| Ён | Russia |
| yeon taejo Prime Minister of Goguryeo (b. 553) |
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yeon gaesomun Goguryeo military dictator (603–666) (b. 603) |
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| yeon namsaeng Military dictator (b. 634) |
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| yeon namgeon second son of Yeon Gaesomun (b. 635) |
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| yeon namsan Tang Dynasty politician (639-701) (b. 639) |
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john yeon American architect in Portland, Oregon (1910-1994), US (b. 1910) |
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| john b. yeon Canadian businessman (b. 1865) |
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bon yeon American zen master, US (b. 1958) |
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| yeon deok-chun Korean golfer (b. 1916) |
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| yeon hwan park South Korean taekwondo practitioner, KR (b. 1952) |
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| jaehoon yeon (b. 1961) |
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| yeon son-yu North Korean speed skater (b. 1974) |
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| jaeheum yeon researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-3603-8305) |
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| yeon h je researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-2206-7631) |
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| yeon a kim researcher |
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