Qien Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Qien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Qien (467) may also be a first name.

Qien Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qien is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Qien.

How Common Is The Last Name Qien? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Qien live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Qien is also the 394,192nd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 467 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Qien is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 67 percent are found and Penang, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Thailand, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quien89399/
Qi'en891/
Qienn891/
Qin864,039,556/
Qen8612/
Quieng80141/
Quient8041/
Quiene8033/
Qiheng806/
Qaiyen805/
Quijen804/
Quioen804/
Quiein803/
Quienn801/
Qing75188,963/
Kien7523,015/
Quin759,842/
Quen753,005/
Qiem75207/
Qaen7539/
Qeen7533/
Qinn7511/
Qint756/
Qiin756/
Qkin753/
Qoen753/
Qenq752/
Qenn752/
Qent752/
Cqen751/
Gqin751/
Qeng751/
Kqen751/
Qcin751/
Qink751/
Qjen751/
Qjin751/
Qehn751/
Qgen751/
Gqen751/
Quienne7310/
Quinn67195,061/
Queen6758,738/
Chien6730,007/
Quint679,581/
Quyen679,013/
Kiene673,226/
Kiehn672,983/
Quing67395/
Quent67315/
Khien67282/
Quiem67251/
Kioen67238/
Queng6796/
Quind6745/
Køien6741/
Kienc6734/
Kiein6717/
Quenn6716/
Quinc6715/
Quenk678/
Quuen676/
Quehn675/
Quyin675/
Kieen675/
Cihen674/
Kihen674/
Quién674/
Kijen673/
Quuin673/
Qijin673/
Qn673/
Qyinn672/
Qujin671/
Kienh671/
Hqeen671/
Gqing671/
Kqinq671/
Kyien671/
Quiñn671/
Ci'en671/
Qking671/
Gkien671/
Qehen671/
Quqin671/
Quhen671/
Kiejn671/
Kiien671/
Qeein671/
Qjain671/
Quimn671/
Qujen671/
Hkien671/
Quhin671/
Quihn670/
Qiinn670/
Quesn670/
Qiemt670/
Quoen670/

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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
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  • 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 Qien
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