Kven Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Kven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 14 | 1:1,106,225 | 5,638 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Kven (33) may also be a first name.
Kven Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kven Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kven (Russian: Квен) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kven? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kven is the 3,141,416th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Kven reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Kven is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 33 people.
The last name Kven is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,106,225. In Cambodia Kven is most common in: Ratanakiri Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Cambodia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kvien | 89 | 319 | / |
| Kveen | 89 | 220 | / |
| Khven | 89 | 134 | / |
| Kåven | 89 | 75 | / |
| Kvehn | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kvent | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kvein | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ckven | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kvean | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kvyten | 80 | 56 | / |
| Kveene | 80 | 52 | / |
| Kveine | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kviten | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kveinå | 80 | 32 | / |
| Kveane | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kveten | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khvien | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kvenne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kvecin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kvetin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Květen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kvehne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kvin | 75 | 335 | / |
| Cven | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kvyn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kvjn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kviteng | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kvitten | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khvesin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kvychen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cvejn | 67 | 331 | / |
| Khvin | 67 | 324 | / |
| Kvina | 67 | 277 | / |
| Cvenk | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kvynt | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kvinn | 67 | 30 | / |
| Khvyn | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kåvin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cvien | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qveen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quven | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cvein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cveng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kvion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kvain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kbein | 67 | 0 | / |
Kven Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kven in the Russian language | ||
| Квен | kven | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kven
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