Shen Forename
50,448th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 13,316 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tonga
Shen Forename Definition:
Shen, tooth, change, he that sleeps. The name of a place in Judea. 1 Sam. vii. 12.
Shen Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74% | 4,485 | 1:80,833 | 3,858 |
| Malaysia | 66% | 1,800 | 1:16,917 | 1,747 |
| China | - | 1,473 | 1:927,397 | 33,199 |
| Taiwan | 62% | 1,325 | 1:17,939 | 3,361 |
| India | 63% | 946 | 1:1,284,226 | 77,493 |
| Thailand | 66% | 543 | 1:129,035 | 9,957 |
| Canada | 66% | 452 | 1:73,304 | 4,218 |
| Philippines | 68% | 212 | 1:500,045 | 16,726 |
| Pakistan | 66% | 174 | 1:1,116,998 | 18,873 |
| Brazil | 57% | 165 | 1:1,298,401 | 31,393 |
| Nigeria | 76% | 155 | 1:1,145,577 | 27,765 |
| Vietnam | 67% | 142 | 1:652,275 | 2,229 |
| England | 51% | 132 | 1:421,234 | 9,535 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 101 | 1:213,965 | 8,899 |
| Singapore | 69% | 100 | 1:62,871 | 6,865 |
| Ecuador | - | 95 | 1:186,599 | 3,322 |
| Iran | 69% | 84 | 1:934,487 | 8,293 |
| Australia | - | 76 | 1:179,706 | 4,814 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 68 | 1:153,401 | 6,921 |
| Iraq | 100% | 68 | 1:514,969 | 5,682 |
| France | 100% | 52 | 1:1,278,276 | 9,037 |
| Netherlands | 63% | 44 | 1:384,138 | 10,738 |
| New Zealand | - | 43 | 1:105,489 | 4,359 |
| South Africa | 63% | 40 | 1:1,363,316 | 46,664 |
| Russia | 83% | 39 | 1:3,698,300 | 20,046 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 39 | 1:183,384 | 11,968 |
| Indonesia | - | 30 | 1:8,598,789 | 287,510 |
| Argentina | 67% | 28 | 1:1,527,616 | 6,532 |
| Germany | 76% | 28 | 1:3,452,781 | 16,151 |
| Ukraine | 75% | 25 | 1:1,819,996 | 4,765 |
| Hong Kong | - | 24 | 1:323,030 | 3,752 |
| Austria | 78% | 20 | 1:425,710 | 4,293 |
| Sweden | 79% | 16 | 1:616,119 | 14,675 |
| Ireland | 50% | 14 | 1:331,680 | 4,801 |
| Japan | - | 14 | 1:9,141,861 | 33,787 |
| Qatar | 100% | 13 | 1:182,277 | 21,851 |
| Norway | 55% | 12 | 1:427,694 | 8,125 |
| Oman | 100% | 12 | 1:342,389 | 4,330 |
| Spain | 100% | 11 | 1:4,229,997 | 14,986 |
| Chile | 50% | 10 | 1:1,760,721 | 12,680 |
| Syria | - | 10 | 1:1,930,608 | 3,897 |
| Egypt | - | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 9 | 1:5,865,369 | 30,875 |
| Tonga | - | 9 | 1:11,937 | 236 |
| Zambia | - | 9 | 1:1,761,644 | 19,373 |
| Guyana | 83% | 8 | 1:95,408 | 7,334 |
| Hungary | 50% | 8 | 1:1,223,971 | 3,159 |
| Peru | 57% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| South Korea | - | 8 | 1:693,053 | 14,847 |
| Afghanistan | 80% | 6 | 1:5,437,253 | 29,511 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Finland | 75% | 6 | 1:913,864 | 8,662 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 6 | 1:2,957,808 | 19,121 |
| Mexico | 50% | 6 | 1:20,690,738 | 47,722 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Venezuela | 87% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| Israel | 80% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Belarus | 100% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Lebanon | 50% | 4 | 1:1,406,893 | 10,167 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Kosovo | - | 3 | 1:620,480 | 13,695 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Yemen | - | 3 | 1:8,765,584 | 9,038 |
| Armenia | - | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Wales | 69% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
The alternate forms: Shén (2) are calculated separately.
Shen (1,715,245) may also be a surname.
Shen Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shen, tooth, change, he that sleeps. The name of a place in Judea. 1 Sam. vii. 12.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: a tooth.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Shen Forename Popularity
Shen Demographics
Shen Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sample size: 3 (2014)
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Phonetically Similar Names
Shen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shen in the Russian language | ||
| Шен | sen | - |
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