Quan Surname
Approximately 731,589 people bear this surname
Quan Surname Definition:
Ó Cuain This family originated in Co.
Sligo, but for the past three centuries it has been mainly associated with Co. Waterford. MIF 199
Quan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 670,729 | 1:2,039 | 155 |
| Vietnam | 36,731 | 1:2,522 | 150 |
| United States | 9,192 | 1:39,432 | 4,859 |
| Taiwan | 2,767 | 1:8,473 | 165 |
| Canada | 2,489 | 1:14,803 | 2,168 |
| Thailand | 1,585 | 1:44,567 | 5,035 |
| Singapore | 1,545 | 1:3,565 | 278 |
| Guatemala | 1,493 | 1:10,772 | 1,136 |
| Hong Kong | 1,124 | 1:6,526 | 266 |
| Australia | 795 | 1:33,957 | 4,481 |
| Honduras | 384 | 1:22,959 | 878 |
| England | 354 | 1:157,396 | 14,847 |
| Malaysia | 335 | 1:88,042 | 6,138 |
| Philippines | 313 | 1:323,445 | 44,787 |
| France | 223 | 1:297,860 | 45,546 |
| El Salvador | 162 | 1:39,160 | 1,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United Arab Emirates | 119 | 1:76,994 | 7,015 |
| Belize | 114 | 1:3,118 | 631 |
| Guam | 107 | 1:1,496 | 210 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 1:87,083 | 12,256 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| South Korea | 37 | 1:1,384,872 | 373 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Japan | 29 | 1:4,408,424 | 37,714 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 1:68,199 | 5,276 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 46 | 1:96,301 | 6,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 240 | 1:209,245 | 18,018 |
The alternate forms: Quân (5) & Quán (5) are calculated separately.
Quan (1,419,929) may also be a first name.
Quan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Cuain This family originated in Co.
Sligo, but for the past three centuries it has been mainly associated with Co. Waterford. MIF 199
Ó Cuain This family originated in Co.
Sligo, but for the past three centuries it has been mainly associated with Co. Waterford. MIF 199
Quan Demographics
Quan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Quan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quan (Hindi: कैन) is borne by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Quân or Quán. Click here to see other possible spellings of Quan.
How Common Is The Last Name Quan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Quan is the 734th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,961 people. The surname Quan is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Quan are found; 92 percent are found in East Asia and 92 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 534th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 1,419,929 people.
Quan is most commonly held in China, where it is borne by 670,729 people, or 1 in 2,039. Aside from China this surname occurs in 100 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Quan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Quan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quan surname rose 3,830 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,723 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 11 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Quan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Quan last name are 18.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.39% being registered with the party.
The amount Quan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.92% less than the national average, earning 245,978 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 233.87% more than the national average, earning R 793,404 per year; in Vietnam they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning 74,704,100 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 19.48% more than the national average, earning $51,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $55,032 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Quan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Quan in the Hindi language | ||
| कैन | kaina | - |
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