Kin Surname

9,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kin Surname User-submission:

The Kin surname comes from the Mayan word k'in, which means 'sun'.

Kin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan22,5271:5,675888
Cambodia18,9681:816219
United States2,4261:149,40615,389
Myanmar2,2311:23,280441
Poland1,7401:21,8443,301
Indonesia1,5821:83,5968,812
Vietnam1,5141:61,193587
Russia1,3321:108,20013,185
Malaysia1,2611:23,3902,129
Turkey8851:87,9347,894
India8401:913,17339,510
Ivory Coast7121:32,4032,177
Papua New Guinea6851:11,9031,091
Germany3471:232,00425,728
Mexico3121:397,8407,912
Canada2941:125,32513,101
Netherlands2921:57,8339,941
Hong Kong2811:26,105494
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Argentina2611:163,76813,777
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Kazakhstan2001:88,41210,152
Brazil1971:1,086,67238,023
Brunei1881:2,227402
France1801:369,01554,985
China1411:9,697,316613
Taiwan1201:195,3731,695
Kenya1181:391,35522,129
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
Belgium1131:101,74015,454
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
England801:696,47639,547
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
Hungary561:175,29115,311
Belarus451:211,13526,436
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Ireland391:120,7426,025
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Latvia331:62,1239,312
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Macau241:25,068328
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
South Korea141:3,660,018674
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Bosnia and Herzegovina101:353,64013,005
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Palau11:21,643223
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

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

Kin (285,433) may also be a first name.

Kin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kin surname comes from the Mayan word k'in, which means 'sun'.

- jerson

Kin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kin (Arabic: كِنّ, Georgian: კინი, Hindi: कीन, Marathi: कीन, Oriya: କିନ, Russian: Кин, Tibetan: ཀུན་) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kín. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,188th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 118,199 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kin live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kin is also the 3,683rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 285,433 people.

It is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 22,527 people, or 1 in 5,675. In Japan it is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 22 percent reside, Akita Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Japan this last name occurs in 121 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Kin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,147 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kin are 11.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.95% less than the national average, earning 214,740 kr per year; in Peru they earn 30.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,348 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.94% more than the national average, earning R 327,792 per year; in United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $51,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kín891/
Kina8626,493/
Kien8623,015/
Kinn862,254/
Kuin861,915/
Kihn861,563/
Kion86512/
Ckin8632/
Kkin8610/
Qkin863/
Gkin862/
Kcin862/
Kijn861/
Kn801,863/
Kinne756,033/
Kiehn752,983/
Kinck7578/
Gkion7543/
Køien7541/
Kuinn7525/
Kinnå7511/
Kindå755/
Gkina755/
Ckion753/
Kinnd751/
Kingq751/
Hkien751/
Kkina751/
Kinkc751/
Kintų751/
Gkien751/
Qking751/
Ckijn751/
Kqinq751/
Gking751/
Hkisn751/
Kkijn751/
Kijng751/
Kimnh751/
Kuihn751/
Kionn751/
Kiohn751/
Kihnk750/
Kisng750/
Qin674,039,556/
Cin6762,793/
Ken6756,942/
Kingue674,681/
Kün671,254/
Kyn671,039/
Khn67486/
Kinova67371/
Kinowa67274/
Kne67260/
Kön6746/
Kinová6718/
Kýn6718/
Kcn6712/
Knh6712/
Hkn6711/
Ckn6710/
Knq679/
Kkn678/
Gkn676/
Knn676/
D'King675/
Kqn674/
Qkn672/
Geekin671/
Kinque671/
Kindtt671/
Kèn671/
Køn671/
Kinnne670/
Kisnck670/
Kindth670/

Kin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kin in the Tibetan language
ཀུན་kün-
Kin in the Oriya language
କିନkina68.29
କିଣkina14.63
କୀନkina9.76
କିନ୍kin7.32
Kin in the Marathi language
कीनkina66.67
ीनina33.33
Kin in the Hindi language
कीनkina58.68
किनkina40.12
Kin in the Georgian language
კინიkini50
კინkin50
Kin in the Russian language
Кинkin-
Kin in the Arabic language
كِنّkin-

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