Kean Forename
24,847th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 34,799 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Pitcairn Islands
Kean Forename Definition:
M. From Celtic cian, ‘vast,’ it is an Irish name, though it may derive from Celtic cean, ‘head’; Kean, moreover, is sometimes said to be short for Cornelius: but the ‘vast’ etymology is that which most philologists accept. ‘So common was it once that fifty Cians were killed in the battle of Magh Rath’ (Yonge).
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 17,094 | 1:79,914 | 9,949 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 12,525 | 1:2,431 | 230 |
| Singapore | 93% | 1,559 | 1:4,033 | 637 |
| United States | 95% | 844 | 1:429,546 | 11,924 |
| Hong Kong | - | 540 | 1:14,357 | 1,220 |
| Thailand | 93% | 499 | 1:140,412 | 10,514 |
| Philippines | 81% | 347 | 1:305,503 | 11,904 |
| Ivory Coast | 78% | 193 | 1:119,564 | 6,941 |
| England | 100% | 180 | 1:308,905 | 7,740 |
| Taiwan | 82% | 158 | 1:150,441 | 15,162 |
| Canada | 67% | 145 | 1:228,506 | 8,229 |
| Ecuador | - | 130 | 1:136,361 | 2,847 |
| South Africa | 100% | 59 | 1:924,282 | 36,205 |
| Guyana | 75% | 52 | 1:14,678 | 1,983 |
| Australia | - | 48 | 1:284,534 | 5,908 |
| Qatar | - | 38 | 1:62,358 | 7,477 |
| Papua New Guinea | 83% | 36 | 1:226,453 | 19,035 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 34 | 1:2,171,400 | 51,388 |
| Denmark | - | 32 | 1:176,547 | 4,105 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 30 | 1:238,400 | 14,853 |
| India | 81% | 22 | 1:55,221,726 | 913,424 |
| Brazil | - | 21 | 1:10,201,722 | 125,264 |
| Barbados | - | 21 | 1:13,799 | 1,255 |
| Cambodia | 56% | 19 | 1:856,491 | 14,474 |
| Jamaica | - | 19 | 1:151,749 | 5,606 |
| Belgium | 100% | 15 | 1:766,003 | 10,349 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 75% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| Sweden | 88% | 9 | 1:1,095,323 | 21,139 |
| Nigeria | 89% | 9 | 1:19,729,373 | 174,791 |
| Somalia | - | 9 | 1:1,502,874 | 3,918 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 8 | 1:2,112,760 | 26,769 |
| France | 98% | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| Wales | 100% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Indonesia | - | 6 | 1:42,993,945 | 799,692 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Switzerland | 75% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Ireland | 80% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Finland | - | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Saint Lucia | 50% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Pitcairn Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:52 | 1 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
The alternate forms: Kéan (3) & Kèan (1) are calculated separately.
Kean (15,879) may also be a surname.
Kean Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
M. From Celtic cian, ‘vast,’ it is an Irish name, though it may derive from Celtic cean, ‘head’; Kean, moreover, is sometimes said to be short for Cornelius: but the ‘vast’ etymology is that which most philologists accept. ‘So common was it once that fifty Cians were killed in the battle of Magh Rath’ (Yonge).
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Kean Forename Popularity
Kean Demographics
Kean Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 2 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Kean Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kean in the Russian language | ||
| Кеан | kean | - |
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