Quan Surname

734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Guam

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China670,7291:2,039155
Vietnam36,7311:2,522150
United States9,1921:39,4324,859
Taiwan2,7671:8,473165
Canada2,4891:14,8032,168
Thailand1,5851:44,5675,035
Singapore1,5451:3,565278
Guatemala1,4931:10,7721,136
Hong Kong1,1241:6,526266
Australia7951:33,9574,481
Honduras3841:22,959878
England3541:157,39614,847
Malaysia3351:88,0426,138
Philippines3131:323,44544,787
France2231:297,86045,546
El Salvador1621:39,1601,187
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1191:76,9947,015
Belize1141:3,118631
Guam1071:1,496210
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Ireland411:114,8525,857
South Korea371:1,384,872373
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Japan291:4,408,42437,714
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Trinidad and Tobago201:68,1995,276
Wales171:182,03112,022
India141:54,790,384527,769
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Norway71:734,61250,907
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Macau11:601,6301,582
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:96,3016,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:209,24518,018

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Cuain This family originated in Co.

Sligo, but for the past three centuries it has been mainly associated with Co. Waterford. MIF 199

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quân925/
Quán925/
Quang89204,093/
Quant893,099/
Quain891,794/
Quann89922/
Quane89887/
Quanh89548/
Quean8935/
Quhan8933/
Quand8910/
Quanq891/
Quaun891/
Quwan891/
Kquan891/
Quayn891/
Quanc891/
Qukan891/
Qan86367/
Quandt806,896/
Quaine80382/
Queant80382/
Quaing8086/
Quasne8060/
Quaink8046/
Quanne8031/
Quaint8025/
Quanth8012/
Quasin808/
Quwain803/
Quatin803/
Quhane802/
Quayne801/
Quandh801/
Quasyn801/
Queann801/
Quqane801/
D'Quan801/
Nquean801/
Quhuan801/
Quahan800/
Queanh800/
Qucain800/
Queane800/
Guan752,795,397/
Kuan7530,507/
Quam753,776/
Cuan753,205/
Quon752,970/
Qand751,997/
Qane75348/
Qoun75175/
Qain7568/
Qanh7533/
Qant7532/
Qwan7530/
Qaan7527/
Qhan7515/
Qang7510/
Qann754/
Qahn753/
Qean752/
Qamn752/
Qcan752/
Qanc751/
Qank751/
Qayn751/
Qgan751/
Hqan751/
Quaggin7343/
Quanque7324/
Quasing7318/
Quateen7310/
Queaneh739/
Quandth738/
Quachin738/
Quating735/
Quaseen734/
Quaisin734/
Quhuang733/
Quassen732/
Quattin732/
Quanová731/
Queaten731/
Quwayne731/
Quachen731/
Quahane731/
Quangue731/
D'Quang731/
Cuang677,744/
Cuhan672,157/
Qasin671,002/
Qwane67958/
Kuane67622/
Quong67614/
Guahn67295/
Hqain67249/
Quaim67201/
Guain67136/
Guamn67119/
Guean6790/
Qanne6758/
Qaine6751/
Quein6735/
Qayne6733/
Qahan6733/
Kwuan6729/
Qasen6729/
Quaam6718/
Guaan6717/
Cuane6714/
Kuann6713/
Quwon6712/
Guanc6712/
Guann6710/
Queam6710/
Quaum678/
Qhang678/
Guayn677/
Kuanh677/
Qeane676/
Ghuan675/
Quaym675/
Kuaan675/
Quoon674/
Quwam674/
Gqane674/
Cuanc674/
Cuand673/
Qwain673/
Qkhan673/
Qatin673/
Gqanh673/
Quamc673/
Kuahn672/
Quuam672/
Guanh672/
Quoin671/
Kkuan671/
Quamg671/
Quone671/
Hquam671/
Guank671/
Cuant671/
Quonn671/
Kqhan671/
Kuajn671/
Nkuan671/
Quamh671/
Queyn671/
Cuatn671/
Cuayn671/
Nquon671/
Quainowa671/
Gguan671/
Qandt670/
Qaunt670/
Qwann670/
Qaint670/
Qwean670/
Qoung670/
Qaunn670/
Quont670/

Quan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quan in the Hindi language
कैनkaina-

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