Kin Forename

3,683rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 285,433 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Macau

Kin Forename Definition:

A Japanese name, meaning: Golden.

Kin Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong-151,6941:5110
Japan
100%
39,8691:3,210557
Malaysia
85%
 
18,7031:1,628142
China-17,2621:79,1379,881
Macau-13,2601:464
Cambodia
51%
 
12,0891:1,346296
United States
84%
 
8,1821:44,3092,607
Singapore
90%
 
7,9711:78985
Canada
100%
3,2291:10,2611,181
Somalia-2,4331:5,559667
Indonesia
 
77%
1,6991:151,83315,707
Thailand
81%
 
1,1551:60,6636,124
Ethiopia
100%
9251:105,4707,385
England
63%
 
9141:60,8352,692
Mauritius-8691:1,493252
Philippines
85%
 
7961:133,1786,795
India
71%
 
7241:1,678,00892,877
Ghana
100%
5061:53,3322,793
Papua New Guinea
 
54%
3351:24,3352,416
DR Congo
78%
 
2121:348,24313,378
Ivory Coast
77%
 
2001:115,3806,769
Australia-1911:71,5062,992
Dominican Republic-1911:54,6143,526
Brazil
100%
1691:1,267,67030,865
Taiwan
69%
 
1401:169,78316,230
Netherlands
91%
 
1211:139,6876,203
New Zealand-1171:38,7702,345
Malawi
67%
 
1061:161,4377,641
Venezuela
100%
1041:290,4039,310
Mexico
82%
 
871:1,426,9479,841
Albania
100%
861:35,4253,685
Russia
85%
 
801:1,802,92112,599
Nigeria
87%
 
751:2,367,52544,930
Sweden
 
52%
701:140,8275,513
Burkina Faso
95%
 
661:278,47711,312
South Africa
75%
 
581:940,21836,668
Peru
90%
 
541:588,7319,850
France
100%
531:1,254,1578,945
Scotland
 
52%
511:104,9092,453
Vietnam
 
75%
491:1,890,2683,114
Guam-381:4,228780
Norway
100%
371:138,7123,970
Ecuador-351:506,4835,397
Myanmar-251:2,077,931882
Wales
88%
 
251:123,7722,766
Costa Rica
93%
 
191:250,9455,192
Argentina
69%
 
181:2,376,2918,279
Bhutan
63%
 
171:48,5251,556
Belgium
100%
161:718,1289,982
Kenya-151:3,087,14121,962
Panama
100%
151:260,4379,109
Qatar
100%
151:157,97416,771
Ireland
100%
141:331,6804,801
Colombia-131:3,675,30223,534
Germany
88%
 
111:8,788,89831,109
South Korea-111:504,03812,654
Switzerland
100%
111:746,6819,974
Chile
 
60%
101:1,760,72112,680
Denmark-101:564,9508,399
Egypt
100%
91:10,211,21621,716
South Sudan
100%
91:1,283,4471,308
Uganda
80%
 
91:4,550,76942,499
Spain-81:5,816,24616,159
Greece
100%
71:1,562,07810,407
Pakistan
100%
71:27,765,383122,080
Honduras-61:1,469,57813,832
Belize
100%
51:70,8624,575
Curaçao-51:31,161859
Nicaragua
100%
51:1,203,66714,616
Paraguay
100%
51:1,447,3618,023
Senegal-51:2,916,27115,947
Zimbabwe
 
60%
51:3,084,76372,050
Northern Ireland
100%
41:460,7862,461
Finland
88%
 
41:1,370,79611,464
French Polynesia-41:69,4762,352
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Poland
 
95%
41:9,506,7785,827
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Benin-31:3,525,28151,145
Cameroon
50%
 
31:7,203,50173,722
Italy
91%
 
31:20,354,03045,650
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Armenia-21:1,459,37610,220
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Belarus
100%
21:4,741,19216,466
Congo
100%
21:2,504,60231,783
Hungary
100%
21:4,895,8864,852
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
Kyrgyzstan
100%
21:2,986,63834,954
Liberia
50%
 
21:2,206,03027,695
Luxembourg
100%
21:282,0243,520
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Bulgaria
100%
11:6,990,39027,036
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Somaliland-11:3,501,7761,551
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604

The alternate forms: Kín (1) are calculated separately.

Kin (61,655) may also be a surname.

Kin Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Japanese name, meaning: Golden.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Kin Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kín891/
Kien86249,146/
Kina8690,228/
Kuin861,168/
Kion86800/
Kinn86267/
Kihn8626/
Kcin869/
Gkin867/
Kijn866/
Hkin865/
Kgin863/
Ckin862/
Ki'n861/
Kiến861/
Kkin861/
Kn801,683/
Kinne75408/
Kiehn7543/
Kienn7519/
Kuinn7512/
Kionn754/
Gkion754/
Gking753/
Kimnk753/
Kindd753/
Kkina753/
Kinnh752/
Kcuin752/
Hkina752/
Kinnn752/
Kinjs751/
Ckinn751/
Gkina751/
Gkcin751/
Ckint751/
Qukin751/
Kingc751/
Kinzz751/
Kisnk751/
Kisnt751/
Kquin751/
Hkimn751/
Hkind751/
Kinqu751/
Kkimn751/
Ken67930,525/
Cin6736,493/
Qin6716,647/
Kyn671,585/
Kingue67189/
Kne6755/
Khn6751/
Knn6731/
Hkn6724/
Gkn6722/
Kcn6721/
Ckn6718/
Kkn6714/
Knh679/
Kchinn677/
Kinowa676/
Kinova675/
Geekin674/
Knq673/
Kqn672/
Qkn672/
Ggking671/
Ccking671/
Wkinah671/
Wkiuan671/
Kuainu671/
Kın671/
Kěn671/
Kén671/
Kquinn671/
Kinnth671/
Kinnkh671/
Kimnth671/

Kin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kin in the Russian language
Кинkin-

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