Xian Surname

1,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Xian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China486,3891:2,811168
Egypt3,5391:25,9782,903
Thailand1,4021:50,3845,941
Taiwan1,2281:19,092280
Malaysia7161:41,1933,335
United States6101:594,19548,463
Singapore5521:9,978522
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Australia1721:156,95216,457
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
England211:2,653,24194,788
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Sweden111:895,16066,831
France101:6,642,272293,169
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Panama61:652,04310,051
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Xian (1,014,771) may also be a first name.

Xian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xian (Arabic: زيّان) is carried by more people in China than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Xian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,080th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,705 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Xian are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Xian is also the 873rd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,014,771 people.

Xian is most commonly used in China, where it is carried by 486,389 people, or 1 in 2,811. Outside of China this last name occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Xian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Xian last name are 7.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Xian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $39,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $50,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xiang893,175,888/
Xi'an8925/
Xiean896/
Xihan893/
Xiaan892/
Xiann891/
Xzian891/
Xiane891/
Xianq891/
Xujian80213/
Xhiang804/
Xianhe804/
Xiehan803/
Xiahan802/
Xihang802/
Xhijan801/
Cxiang801/
Xiangg801/
Xiangq801/
Xuyian801/
Quxian801/
Xiaang801/
Sian7518,332/
Xion7525/
Xiam756/
Xean752/
Xjan751/
Xyan751/
Xiachen7393/
Xiejian7386/
Xiaceng738/
Xiating732/
Xhihane731/
Xaiyang731/
Xiong674,248,090/
Sihan67178,517/
Cihan6719,416/
Siang6714,039/
Zihan673,221/
Chian673,207/
Siane671,017/
Scian67977/
Shian67783/
Šijan67575/
Cijan67338/
Sianh67213/
Hsian6785/
Sjian6763/
Siaan6728/
Siant6725/
Xiacheng6716/
Siann6713/
Siean6712/
Siayn6711/
Zsian677/
Xiont676/
Szian675/
Xaiyasen675/
Xiàng674/
Xijon673/
Xiond673/
Siand672/
Xióng672/
Sianc672/
Siamn672/
Xeean671/
Ci'an671/
Nxyan671/
Si'an671/
Siasn671/
Ksian671/
Xyann671/
Cjian671/
Xione671/
Siahn671/
Kjian671/
Xeaon671/
Xiãng671/
Sgian671/
Xioon671/
Xjang671/
Xaiyasin671/
Xaion671/

Xian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Xian in the Arabic language
زيّانzyan-
زيانzyan-

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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 Xian
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