Qidian Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Qidian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qidian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Qidian (5,138) may also be a first name.

Qidian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qidian occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qidian? popularity and diffusion

Qidian is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Qidian is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qidian are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 94,593rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 5,138 people.

The last name Qidian is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 82 percent live, Bushehr Province, where 9 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 14 percent live and China, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quidian921/
Qaidiean861/
Kidian8313/
Kaidian77112/
Cuidian776/
Kidiane772/
Qeddian772/
Kidihan771/
Chidian771/
Kheidian7134/
Koidiane7110/
Keidjian7110/
Kaidihan710/
Kedian67267/
Kudian6722/
Kidjan6722/
Kidion6710/

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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 Qidian
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