Yuan is a Chinese surname, most in the of 59.Yuan people in sichuan province in the south of the Yangtze river, north China and the most influential.A total population of about 6.5 million, accounting for about 0.54% of the population in contemporary China.

Yuan today at the national distribution mainly focused on sichuan, hebei province, about 23% of the yuan's population.Jiangxi, jiangsu, henan, zhejiang, hubei, the five provinces and concentration by 38%.Yuan distribution is very wide, but unevenly.