Schen Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Schen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
China91:151,924,6187,954
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

The alternate forms: Schén (1) are calculated separately.

Schen (37) may also be a first name.

Schen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schen (Russian: Щен) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Schén. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 937,786th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Schen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Schen live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Schen is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.

Schen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 2,338,445. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 23 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Utah, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Schen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schen last name contracted 13 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schen last name are 23.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.27% being registered with the party.

Schen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.75% less than the national average, earning $30,314 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schén931/
Schoen9117,795/
Scheen911,443/
Schien91682/
Schenn91294/
Schend91206/
Schaen91191/
Schuen9198/
Shchen9135/
Szchen914/
Schemn911/
Schehn911/
Schcen910/
Chen8974,775,602/
Shen891,715,245/
Scen891/
Schendt83178/
Schoehn8366/
Schoenn8343/
Schøien8337/
Schehen8322/
Schenth8314/
Schenng832/
Schsuen832/
Schennk831/
Shcheen831/
Shchenn831/
Scheenk831/
Schentt831/
Cheng807,910,012/
Schön8031,795/
Sheen808,904/
Schin80521/
Cheen80347/
Chend80242/
Chenn80156/
Shenn8076/
Chent8074/
Cheïn8033/
Schün8033/
Cehen8020/
Schyn8013/
Chesn8010/
Ch'en809/
Jchen807/
Chenq806/
Scien805/
Sceen801/
Scenn801/
Sshen801/
Ȗchen801/
Schűn801/
Scehn801/
Shzen801/
Shsen801/
Chcen801/
Schenque7710/
Shchenkh774/
Schennck771/
Sen75599,712/
Cen75579,978/
Schina731,286/
Schinn73339/
Chenne73235/
Shchin7354/
Schönn7349/
Shenne7345/
Schion7341/
Schönk7336/
Chenqu7318/
Cheeng7312/
Seheng7312/
Sehenn7312/
Chenng739/
Sheenn734/
D'Shen734/
Chengh734/
Zcheng733/
Shcenk733/
Chemne733/
Scesng733/
D'Chen733/
Shhzen733/
Schemg732/
Schemk732/
Schijn732/
Schint732/
Chendh731/
Scenck731/
Schuun731/
Shseen731/
Shehnn731/
Hsheen731/
Shchem731/
Sschin731/
Schynk731/
Schünk731/
Chesng731/
Sehgen731/
Shzeen731/
Shgeen731/
Chencg731/
Cheend731/
Scendt730/
Schisn730/
Cheenn730/
Schemt730/
Scheenová711/
Schennova711/
Ceng678,531,955/
Chin67532,914/
Shin67343,975/
Seng67294,451/
Chem6726,919/
Senn6723,278/
Suen6722,124/
Chyn6714,357/
Seun674,991/
Soen674,857/
Sehn674,504/
Sien673,132/
Saen672,189/
Sent672,156/
Seen671,544/
Cent671,518/
Hsen671,030/
Send67793/
Shyn67790/
Åsen67736/
Söhn67665/
Szen67418/
Chemgne67375/
Sihn67201/
Cheenne67170/
Schingh67117/
Ceen6779/
Chengue6755/
Chenque6752/
Hcen6738/
Shchina6736/
Sähn6729/
Shsheen6726/
Cehn6722/
Ssen6720/
Sühn6717/
Cend6716/
Cenn6713/
Schuinn6711/
Schindt6710/
Shhn6710/
Semn678/
Shhzeen678/
Ceun677/
Schönne677/
Hzen676/
Chén676/
Jsen675/
Sjen675/
Scin674/
Schemck673/
Chün673/
Chengne673/
Senq672/
Schintt672/
Chhn672/
Schynne671/
Syhn671/
Scem671/
Sehesin671/
Schintd671/
Shøn671/
Schönck671/
D'Cheng671/
Chengqu671/
Sehetin671/
Sesn671/
Sheheng671/
Sxhn671/
Szhn671/
Xcen671/
Cehheng671/
Chencgg671/
Cyhn671/
Hxen671/
Schemdt670/
Scenova670/
Cihn670/
Chenowa670/
Geeshen670/
Shcient670/

Schen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schen in the Russian language
Щенsen-

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Schen Reference & Research

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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 Schen
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