Quehen Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Quehen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quehen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8291:80,12411,320
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Quéhen (10) are calculated separately.

Quehen Last Name Facts

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

Quehen occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Quéhen. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quehen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 411,827th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Quehen reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 829 people, or 1 in 80,124. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent are found. Outside of France this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quéhen9410/
Quehin8335/
Kuehen839/
Cuehen831/
Quueenn774/
Queehin771/
Queeyon771/
Quyen739,013/
Quien73399/
Kueen7311/
Cueen735/
Qujen731/
Guihen67152/
Quieng67141/
Quient6741/
Quiene6733/
Quyenn679/
Quijen674/
Quioen674/
Queuin673/
Quiein673/
Quéhin672/
Quienn671/
Kueene671/
Quwien671/

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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 Quehen
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