van Chien Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
van Chien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
van Chien (17) may also be a first name.
van Chien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Chien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Chien occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Chien? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname van Chien is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of van Chien live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename internationally, held by 17 people.
It is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia van Chien is most prevalent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 63 percent are found, Johor, where 25 percent are found and Selangor, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 10 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 van Chien
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