Quen Surname

147,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Quen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,6181:76,7163,287
Vietnam1,0011:92,554693
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Indonesia1171:1,130,33581,024
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Quén (2) & Quèn (1) are calculated separately.

Quen (3,681) may also be a first name.

Quen Last Name Facts

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

Quen is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Quén or Quèn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quen? popularity and diffusion

Quen is the 147,349th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,425,140 people. The surname Quen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Quen are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Quen is also the 116,284th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 3,681 people.

The last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,618 people, or 1 in 76,716. In Mexico Quen is most numerous in: Campeche, where 63 percent are found, Tabasco, where 15 percent are found and Quintana Roo, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Quen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quen last name rose 339 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Quen last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.

Quen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.29% more than the national average, earning $54,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quén922/
Quèn921/
Queen8958,738/
Quien89399/
Quent89315/
Queng8996/
Quenn8916/
Quenk898/
Quuen896/
Quehn895/
Quwen893/
Quhen891/
Quesn890/
Qouen890/
Quoen890/
Qun86934/
Qen8612/
Quendt80250/
Quchen8017/
Queenn807/
Quenne805/
Quween804/
Cqueen801/
Quenng801/
Gquenn801/
Quwien801/
Queehn801/
Queeng801/
Quienn801/
Quesnn800/
Quin759,842/
Cuen754,761/
Kuen753,431/
Quyn752,415/
Guen752,351/
Quem75545/
Qaen7539/
Qeen7533/
Qwen7527/
Qunn7521/
Qumn7519/
Quhn759/
Qung757/
Qien756/
Qune755/
Qoen753/
Qund753/
Qunt752/
Qenn752/
Qent752/
Qenq752/
Nqun752/
Qunh751/
Qeng751/
Kqen751/
Quÿn751/
Quắn751/
Qunq751/
Qusn751/
Qehn751/
Cqen751/
Gqen751/
Quwn750/
Qunk750/
Quengue732,763/
Quenque7319/
Quehent738/
Ncqueen732/
Quehend731/
Quehene731/
Quinn67195,061/
Kuehn6713,932/
Quint679,581/
Quing67395/
Queem67351/
Qween67344/
Kuenn67248/
Quynn6784/
Gouen6754/
Quind6745/
Cuhen6736/
Guenn6735/
Cueng6724/
Cuenc6723/
Quinc6715/
Guehn6710/
Kwuen677/
Qunqu677/
Gueen676/
Cuent675/
Guoen674/
Cuend674/
Qunne673/
Qn673/
Quuin673/
Nquin672/
Cuehn672/
Quwem672/
Kuend672/
Couen671/
Qienn671/
Quimn671/
Quwin671/
Kquem671/
Guemn671/
Qundt671/
Quỳnh671/
Quuem671/
Nkuen671/
Quhin671/
Quiñn671/
Quqin671/
Qehen671/
Cuenn671/
Gqune671/
Qwent671/
Kqunh671/
Guaen671/
Hqeen671/
Quyhn670/
Quihn670/
Qunnt670/
Qusnn670/

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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 Quen
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