Where Does The Last Name Chen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chen (Bengali: চেন, Hindi: चेन, Marathi: चेन, Oriya: େଚନ, Russian: Чен, Tibetan: བཙན་) has its highest incidence in China. It can appear as a variant: Chén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Chen is the 4^th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 97 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chen are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 185^th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,816,970 people.

Chen is the most frequent last name in one country:Taiwan, where 3 percent live. The last name Chen is most frequent in China, where it is held by 71,489,433 people, or 1 in 19. Without taking into account China this surname exists in 197 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Chen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 162,503 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 70,444 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chen last name is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (96%) in Nigeria and Christian (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Chen last name are 10.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Chen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.05% less than the national average, earning €8,995 per year; in Norway they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning 341,675 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,393 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.81% more than the national average, earning R 301,344 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $24,097,200 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 25.05% more than the national average, earning 103,091,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 16.96% more than the national average, earning $50,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $56,122 CAD per year.