Kwan Surname

4,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Kwan Surname User-submission:

The Kwan is a Korean surname, meaning 'strong'.

Kwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong69,9271:10531
Singapore13,2671:41569
United States12,3621:29,3203,636
Malaysia6,9471:4,246615
Canada6,4391:5,722833
Madagascar4,2691:5,5401,134
Indonesia2,5831:51,2005,732
Macau1,8731:32183
Australia1,5281:17,6672,477
Philippines1,1351:89,19715,538
Syria9611:20,0841,487
England7401:75,2958,539
Thailand6881:102,67214,797
China6201:2,205,357361
New Zealand2631:17,2183,012
Iraq2461:142,3643,763
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Mauritius2361:5,4811,106
France1881:353,31252,982
Brazil1531:1,399,17947,255
Cambodia1521:101,8892,405
Japan1261:1,014,63720,212
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Taiwan941:249,4122,084
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Brunei871:4,813732
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Cameroon801:259,61325,186
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Wales471:65,8415,810
South Korea451:1,138,672342
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
India301:25,568,846339,406
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Sweden231:428,12030,474
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Curaçao141:11,232389
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Belize91:39,4972,328
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Panama91:434,6958,518
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Guam81:20,0153,029
Norway81:642,78647,258
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kwan (22,331) may also be a first name.

Kwan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kwan is a Korean surname, meaning 'strong'.

- nickeylimkwan07

Kwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwan (Arabic: كوان) is found most frequently in Hong Kong. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,455th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,727 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Kwan reside; 58 percent reside in East Asia and 57 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Kwan is also the 34,801st most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22,331 people.

This last name is most frequent in Hong Kong, where it is held by 69,927 people, or 1 in 105. Apart from Hong Kong it is found in 101 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Kwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kwan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kwan surname rose 309,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kwan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kwan last name are 21.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kwan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 65.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,782 per year; in South Africa they earn 25.99% more than the national average, earning R 299,400 per year; in Colombia they earn 82.15% more than the national average, earning $41,352,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.91% more than the national average, earning $51,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.65% more than the national average, earning $58,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwane89342/
Kwain89143/
Khwan8996/
Kwaan8968/
Kwuan8929/
Kwaun8911/
Kwanc893/
Ckwan893/
Kwann891/
Kwean891/
Khwane80225/
Kwaine80163/
Kgwane8088/
Kwandt8030/
Kwaain805/
Kwayne803/
Kwanhk802/
Kwanne802/
Khwann802/
Hkhwan802/
Kwahan801/
Khwean801/
Nkwann801/
Kwasne801/
Kweang801/
Kwaane801/
Kwahnd801/
Khwaan801/
Kweane801/
Kwahne801/
Kwhane801/
Kwon75834,863/
Kuan7530,507/
Gwan752,087/
Qwan7530/
Cwan7517/
Kwaisin73179/
Kwangue7356/
Kwassen7318/
Khwahan732/
Kwaiten731/
Kwaa'ng731/
Khwhanh731/
Qwane67958/
Kuane67622/
Gwain67497/
Gwane67281/
Kwoun6792/
Kwein6760/
Cwane6757/
Kwoon6755/
Gwean6733/
Kwone6731/
Kgwaseng6731/
Kgvan6714/
Kuann6713/
Kwaschyn6711/
Gwhan6710/
Khwon677/
Kuanh677/
Kwuon677/
Kweun676/
Gwann675/
Kuaan675/
Gwahn674/
Kwaschin673/
Qwain673/
Gwanh672/
Kwaschen672/
Kwont672/
Kuahn672/
Cwhan672/
Kkuan671/
Kwaam671/
Kwahteng671/
Kwonq671/
Gwaun671/
Kuajn671/
Cwain671/
Gwgan671/
Cwean671/
Quwan671/
Kwaateng671/
Kwainova671/
Kwatteng671/
Kwoin671/
Ghwan671/
Kquan671/
Nkuan671/
Qwann670/
Qwean670/

Kwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwan in the Arabic language
كوانkwan-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Kwan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis