Liqian Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Liqian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liqian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China271:50,641,5392,733
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Liqian (54,416) may also be a first name.

Liqian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liqian is found most frequently in China. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Liqian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liqian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Liqian are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Liqian is also the 17,197th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 54,416 people.

The surname Liqian is most frequent in China, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 50,641,539. Apart from China Liqian is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 44 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liqiang92101/
Liuqian9213/
Laiqian923/
Liqianeh8667/
Leiqiang861/
Luqian8312/
Likian832/
Likhian77157/
Liqiong7730/
Lichian774/
Likiane772/
Laikian772/
Likkian771/
Luquian771/
Lequian771/
Leqiang771/
Laikhian71126/
Laichian7140/
Lukian67728/
Lekian6791/
Likion6734/
Likyan673/
Lición671/
Laiquiong671/

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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 Liqian
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