Chenwen Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Chenwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chenwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1411:166,2751,459
China341:40,215,3402,154
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chenwen (11,382) may also be a first name.

Chenwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chenwen is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chenwen.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenwen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,276,805th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Chenwen is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Chenwen live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Chenwen is also the 56,151st most common first name at a global level, held by 11,382 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 166,275. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Taoyuan City, where 18 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 17 percent reside and New Taipei City, where 13 percent reside. Besides Taiwan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chenweng93372/
Chienwen932/
Chinwen8674/
Chemwen8610/
Chenben862/
Chenwin861/
Choenwin804/
Chinwene803/
Chenwing801/
Chemween801/
Hsienwen801/
Chenouen801/
Chhnwn776/
Henben776/
Henuen774/
Kenwen773/
Zenwen771/
Senwen771/
Tshenwene751/
Schenwind750/
Cnwn731/
Chemben7187/
Chanwin7125/
Chenbin7113/
Chinwem715/
Chinwin712/
Hsinwen712/
Chinwne711/
Shenwin710/
Tchemben673/
Saenwien673/
Khnwn672/
Tchenbin671/
Tchinwem671/
Zienwien671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chenwen
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