van Kien Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
van Kien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
van Kien (16) may also be a first name.
van Kien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Kien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Kien is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Kien? popularity and diffusion
van Kien is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. van Kien is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of van Kien are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. van Kien is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia van Kien is primarily found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent reside, Johor, where 25 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Khien | 94 | 1 | / |
| van Kuijen | 89 | 202 | / |
| van Kiggen | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Kent | 88 | 15 | / |
| van King | 88 | 5 | / |
| van Keen | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Kind | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Keng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Van-Kien | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Kuyen | 82 | 75 | / |
| van Chien | 82 | 10 | / |
| van Kinne | 82 | 6 | / |
| van Keyen | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Keuen | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Cin | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Kouten | 78 | 4 | / |
| van Kooyen | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Kauwen | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Keusen | 78 | 0 | / |
| von King | 75 | 3 | / |
| van Chen | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Kühn | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Chin | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Keng | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Keam | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Cuen | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Quyen | 71 | 7 | / |
| van Kajan | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Queen | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Quint | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Caine | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Cuian | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Couten | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Cauwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Kühn | 63 | 2 | / |
| von Cheen | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Count | 59 | 0 | / |
| van Cautem | 56 | 2 | / |
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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 Kien
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis