Xian is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 4 characters long in length.

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

How popular is Xian?

Xian is common in China.

Xian is ranked 2279 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Xians grew by 106.7376 per cent to 583 since 2000 and ranked 38050 after elevating 27618 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
97.6 97.87
White 0.86 0
Xian is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 240385 people have been found who wears Xian as their family name. Xian is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,868 Japan10
541,660 Russia8
5,909 Bangladesh3
2,113 Taiwan3
2,720 South Korea3
19,046 Ireland2
4,164 Vietnam2
50,640 Switzerland2
35,969 Denmark2
91,784 Netherlands2
18,969 Wales1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
24,771 Colombia1
717 Bhutan1
4,249 Cambodia1
17,575 Kuwait1
2,057 Myanmar1
17,768 Pakistan1
9,591 Panama1
6,212 Jamaica1
58,885 Poland1
36,814 Romania1
591 Samoa1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
153,416 Italy1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,041 New Zealand24
42,407 Sweden22
18,457 Scotland20
75,986 Spain20
411,400 Indonesia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,317 England75
Countries with hundreds of Xian:
50,879 United States521
4,661 Malaysia481
27,752 Philippines451
11,200 Australia249
2,156 Singapore177
59,024 Germany168
22,710 Canada155
71,478 France135
1,845 Hong Kong130
Countries with hundred thousands of Xian:
249 China237,692
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Xian Namesakes

  • Dawn Xiana Moon, Singer-songwriter
  • Du Xian, News Anchor
  • Liu Xianying, Biathlete
  • Cai Xiang, Engineer
  • Dai Xiangyu, Actor
  • Dai Xianglong, Politician
  • Yan Xiangchuang, Soccer player
  • Liu Xiang, Track and field athlete
  • Dong Xian, Politician
  • Du Xian, News Anchor

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