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    The surname Kuan

    A Chinese surname, carried by 1,280 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex K500

    Kuan: #20,676 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kuan #20,676, 1,280 people Kuan: #20,676 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kuan #20,676, 1,280 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kuan is more common than 87.3% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

    Borrowed from Mandarin 關／关 (guān), Cantonese 關／关 (gwaan1), or Hokkien 關／关 (Koan).

    One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,280 people named Kuan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,207 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,195.

    #20,676
    rank among US surnames
    1,280
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.1%
    change since 2000 (was #20,599)

    Who is named Kuan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    82% of people named Kuan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 82%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.8%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.6%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Kuan

    Kuan has the Soundex code K500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K500.

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kuan come from?
    Borrowed from Mandarin 關／关 (guān), Cantonese 關／关 (gwaan1), or Hokkien 關／关 (Koan).
    How common is the surname Kuan?
    1,280 people in the United States had the surname Kuan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,207 Americans. It ranked 20,676th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kuan?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Kuan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Kuan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,195 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,280 in 2010, up 7.1%.
    What are other spellings of Kuan?
    Kwan, Kwon, Kuon, Quan, Qwan and Quon.