Kian is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kian
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kian

How popular is Kian?

Kian is common in Iran.

Kian is ranked 16624 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kians grew by 19.23077 per cent to 186 since 2000 and ranked 97671 after elevating 8234 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 63.44 66.03
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 11.83 7.69
Hispanic or Latino 11.29 9.62
Others 8.6 12.18
Black 4.84 0
Kian is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Iran which signifies that it is originated from Iran. Around 31600 people have been found who wears Kian as their family name. Kian is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
39,450 Moldova8
6,072 China7
46,707 New Zealand5
9,759 Japan5
4,529 Mauritius3
82,478 South Africa2
18,718 Thailand2
4,367 Afghanistan2
4,164 Vietnam2
24,766 Scotland2
14,521 Portugal2
50,640 Switzerland2
24,176 Qatar1
8,859 Iraq1
25,721 Egypt1
9,498 Iceland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
42,479 Greece1
49,101 Denmark1
174,544 Czech Republic1
91,024 Belgium1
120,357 Argentina1
1,281 Kiribati1
31,207 Ireland1
6,212 Jamaica1
24,421 Slovakia1
58,885 Poland1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
66,560 Philippines1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
17,768 Pakistan1
47,891 Norway1
28,365 Kenya1
24,460 Armenia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
63,701 Canada46
38,143 Belarus29
32,811 Sweden29
64,073 Australia28
395,979 India22
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
133,875 France61
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
60,099 England59
18,012 Peru57
43,380 Kazakhstan52
Countries with hundreds of Kian:
8,290 Ukraine689
21,034 Brazil604
42,773 Russia342
18,911 Turkey314
1,421 Singapore302
92,104 United States250
43,536 Germany235
Countries with thousands of Kian:
2,148 Indonesia7,112
1,214 Malaysia2,555
Countries with ten thousands of Kian:
612 Iran18,628
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Shoemaker Michael Kian from Ireland aboard the Ashburton from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on October 22, 1847.

Kian Namesakes

  • Mehdi Kiani, Soccer player
  • Negin Kianfar, Director
  • Hadiqa Kiani, Singer-songwriter
  • Aquila Berlas Kiani, Writer
  • Aquila Berlas Kiani, Writer
  • Aquila Berlas Kiani, Writer
  • Aram Kian, Actor
  • Hadiqa Kiani, Singer-songwriter
  • Bahareh Kian Afshar, Actress
  • Behrang Kianzad, Author

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