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 occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qien? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Qien are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Qien is also the 394,192nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 467 people.

Qien is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 67 percent reside and Penang, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia Qien exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Thailand, where 17 percent reside.

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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