Chens Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Chens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Chenś (1) are calculated separately.
Chens (17) may also be a first name.
Chens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chens (Russian: Ченс) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Chenś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chens? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chens is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Chens occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Chens are found; 26 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 22 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia it is primarily found in: Belgorod Oblast, where 14 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent are found and Moscow, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in China, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
Chens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chens Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chens in the Russian language | ||
| Ченс | cens | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chens
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