Cen Surname

913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Cen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China557,3481:2,453161
Mexico13,5041:9,192976
Indonesia1,4801:89,3589,363
Cambodia1,0861:14,2611,118
United States9931:365,01432,471
Taiwan8671:27,041363
Thailand8491:83,20211,356
Turkey6511:119,5419,977
Hong Kong4221:17,383407
Guatemala3971:40,5102,085
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Dominican Republic3241:32,2001,866
Singapore3121:17,653727
Venezuela3051:99,0303,662
Canada2941:125,32513,101
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
Costa Rica491:97,5521,684
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
England431:1,295,76958,667
Panama411:95,4213,699
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
India361:21,307,372304,812
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Aruba281:3,696529
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Wales91:343,83718,086
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
France71:9,488,960336,266
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belize71:50,7822,565
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Anguilla41:3,359324
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Macau41:150,408604
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Cén (2), Çen (1) & Čen (1) are calculated separately.

Cen (2,758) may also be a first name.

Cen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cen (Hindi: चेन्) occurs more in China more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Cén, Çen or Čen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 913th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,565 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Cen live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 139,130th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 2,758 people.

The surname Cen is most commonly held in China, where it is held by 557,348 people, or 1 in 2,453. Not including China this surname occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Cen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cen has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cen surname grew 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cen are 21.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Cen earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $23,831,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $37,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $49,191 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cén892/
Çen891/
Čen891/
Chen8674,775,602/
Ceng868,531,955/
Coen8611,808/
Cent861,518/
Caen861,213/
Cien86498/
Ceen8679/
Hcen8638/
Csen8626/
Cehn8622/
Czen8619/
Cend8616/
Cenn8613/
Ceun867/
Tcen863/
Cesn863/
Scen861/
Xcen861/
Cqen861/
Dcen861/
Cn801,040/
Cheng757,910,012/
Tchen751,123/
Cheen75347/
Schen75280/
Chend75242/
Chenn75156/
Chent7574/
Cenne7562/
Coehn7541/
Socen7533/
Cheïn7533/
Cehen7520/
Cchen7516/
Ceaun7515/
Chesn7510/
Ch'en759/
Sacen757/
Czenk757/
Jchen757/
Chenq756/
Chzen755/
Chjen755/
Scien755/
Caenn754/
Cient754/
Cendt753/
Caehn753/
Chsen752/
Kcehn752/
Cuehn752/
Czent752/
Sceen751/
Scenn751/
Tceng751/
Czehn751/
Ȗchen751/
Cuenn751/
Hcaen751/
Cehng751/
Scehn751/
Thcen751/
Cieng751/
Chcen751/
Czien751/
Gcenn751/
Ckeun750/
Sen67599,712/
Can67302,343/
Şen67210,349/
Zen67185,967/
Cin6762,793/
Ken6756,942/
Con6749,146/
Schoen6717,795/
Jen6715,074/
Gen674,255/
Cem672,368/
Chasen671,477/
Scheen671,443/
Cyn67690/
Schien67682/
Chosen67513/
Tcheng67475/
Xen67386/
Sachen67366/
Choten67325/
Scheun67318/
Schenn67294/
Chenne67235/
Schend67206/
Schaen67191/
Chn67166/
Šen67161/
Tschen67144/
Schuen6798/
Cenova6792/
Cne6790/
Sochen6788/
Chaten6766/
Cng6750/
Žen6748/
Cenowa6745/
Shchen6735/
Cón6731/
Chenqu6718/
Quchen6717/
Cheeng6712/
Kcn6712/
Cön6712/
Qen6712/
Cnd6711/
Cnn6711/
Sacend6710/
Ckn6710/
Dcn6710/
Gcn6710/
Chenng679/
Tcn679/
Hsacen679/
Cín678/
Hcn677/
Zcn677/
Scn676/
Hcenth676/
Cnh676/
Cnq675/
Cqn675/
Saceng674/
Chacen674/
Cienne674/
Szchen674/
Socent674/
Chengh674/
Qcn674/
Zcheng673/
Sczenk673/
Shcenk673/
Chemne673/
Ciasen673/
Scesng673/
Dschen673/
D'Chen673/
Gøkcen673/
Cnt673/
Ccn673/
Soucen672/
Cenová672/
Cnk672/
Cqueen671/
Sacent671/
Chendh671/
Dhchen671/
Cschen671/
Scenck671/
Schemn671/
ßen671/
Cấn671/
Cần671/
Cận671/
Cán671/
Schehn671/
Chocen671/
Shacen671/
Chesng671/
Shocen671/
Cheaun671/
Chencg671/
Cheend671/
Scendt670/
Ceheon670/
Schcen670/
Cheenn670/
Tcheen670/
Chzemn670/

Cen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cen in the Hindi language
चेन्cen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cen
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