Surname Kean (Kean 
, 基恩 , كين 
, among others...) , in the world, is a common last name. The surname Kean is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Fiji, and New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Malaysia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Kean is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kean | United Kingdom, China, United States, Australia, Malaysia |
| 基恩 | China |
| كين | Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt |
| キーン | Japan |
| Кин | Bulgaria, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus |
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john kean American politician, US (b. 1756) |
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edmund kean English actor, GB (b. 1787) |
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ellen kean British actress (1805-1880), GB (b. 1805) |
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charles kean English actor and theatre manager, IE (b. 1811) |
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| michael kean Irish miniature painter and owner of the Derby porcelain factory (b. 1761) |
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| john kean (b. 1762) |
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robert garlick hill kean lawyer, US (b. 1828) |
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| peter philip james kean (1788-1828), US (b. 1788) |
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| mary kean (b. 1779) |
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john kean New Jersey politician, United States Senator (1852-1914), US (b. 1852) |
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jefferson randolph kean 1860-1950 , U.S. Army medical officer, US (b. 1860) |
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| julia ursin niemcewicz kean 17 Dec 1816 - 30 Jun 1887 (b. 1816) |
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| john kean businessman, politician, CA (b. 1820) |
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| john kean (b. 1814) |
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| jane nicholas randolph kean (1831-1868) (b. 1831) |
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