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

The last name Chen (Bengali: চেন, Hindi: चेन, Marathi: चेन, Oriya: େଚନ, Russian: Чен, Tibetan: བཙན་) is most common in China. It can also be found as a variant: Chén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 4^th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 97 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chen reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Chen is also the 185^th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 2,816,970 people.

Chen is the most prevalent surname in one country:Taiwan, where 3 percent reside. The last name is most commonly held in China, where it is borne by 71,489,433 people, or 1 in 19. Barring China it occurs in 197 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Chen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Chen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chen surname increased 162,503 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 70,444 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chen last name is predominantly 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 holding the Chen last name are 10.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.26% registered to vote for the 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.