Sen Surname

880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sen Surname User-submission:

This surname originated from the Chinese surname Chen.

However, when these people migrated out of China, to their respective countries, the immigration officers at those countries each had their own dialect. Therefore when Cantonese people said it, it became Chan, and when Teochew or Hokkien (Singapore) people said it, it became Chan.

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Sen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India432,0741:1,775184
Bangladesh78,0421:2,042201
Cambodia36,7181:42297
Indonesia8,0861:16,3552,032
Cameroon4,5291:4,586551
United States4,3811:82,7349,396
Guatemala3,6561:4,399628
Malaysia2,2481:13,1201,366
Ukraine2,1711:20,9692,941
Fiji1,8541:48246
Russia1,7191:83,84110,563
England1,6841:33,0874,388
Germany1,6141:49,8796,510
United Arab Emirates1,5581:5,881749
Sri Lanka1,3891:14,9812,125
Vietnam1,2141:76,315634
Japan1,1821:108,1596,333
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
China1,0491:1,303,452319
Canada8781:41,9655,224
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
France8171:81,30111,510
Australia7661:35,2424,651
Thailand7231:97,70213,914
Oman6461:5,709818
Qatar5741:4,108415
Spain5301:88,2117,446
Belarus5001:19,0023,176
Singapore4621:11,921579
Kuwait4441:8,5601,174
Taiwan3581:65,488685
Netherlands3571:47,3038,077
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Belgium3401:33,8145,495
Austria3241:26,2824,146
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Brunei2471:1,695324
New Zealand2471:18,3333,213
Nigeria2381:744,29733,840
Switzerland2311:35,5545,171
Argentina2201:194,28816,167
Papua New Guinea2041:39,9694,849
Philippines1991:508,73559,367
Pakistan1851:965,64312,741
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Sweden1401:70,3345,307
Afghanistan1291:249,2494,253
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Mexico1241:1,001,01813,136
Denmark1151:49,0845,081
Kazakhstan921:192,20118,055
Latvia871:23,5643,584
Poland751:506,78349,442
Iraq731:479,7498,022
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Nepal571:499,6664,398
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Iran561:1,371,11656,327
Ecuador541:294,5538,948
Norway531:97,02413,264
Wales501:61,8915,534
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Azerbaijan391:247,4136,091
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Panama341:115,0664,183
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Romania281:717,06748,956
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Chile241:734,02016,565
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Finland191:289,30021,660
Seychelles181:5,133784
Benin171:607,97736,930
Kyrgyzstan171:351,33329,728
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
North Korea161:1,569,81566
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Laos91:732,036508
Libya91:693,7751,982
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Albania41:728,51420,844
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Şen (210,349), Šen (161), Seń (6), Señ (3), Sén (2), Sên (1) & Šén (24) are calculated separately.

Sen (587,290) may also be a first name.

Sen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from the Chinese surname Chen.

However, when these people migrated out of China, to their respective countries, the immigration officers at those countries each had their own dialect. Therefore when Cantonese people said it, it became Chan, and when Teochew or Hokkien (Singapore) people said it, it became Chan. And respectively for all the other variations.

- tann

Sen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sen (Arabic: سين, Bengali: সেন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻦ, Hindi: सेन, Marathi: सेन, Oriya: େସନ, Russian: Сень) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Şen, Šen, Seń, Señ, Sén, Sên or Šén. Click here for further possible spellings of Sen.

How Common Is The Last Name Sen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 880th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,152 people. The surname Sen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sen are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sen is also the 1,701st most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 587,290 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 432,074 people, or 1 in 1,775. In India Sen is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 66 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 5 percent are found. Outside of India it occurs in 154 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 13 percent are found and Cambodia, where 6 percent are found.

Sen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sen surname increased 7,302 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 33,680 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sen are 7.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.07% registered with the party.

The amount Sen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning €29,318 per year; in Norway they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning 320,514 kr per year; in Peru they earn 116.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,936 per year; in South Africa they earn 86.09% more than the national average, earning R 442,212 per year; in United States they earn 18.3% more than the national average, earning $51,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $51,907 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şen89210,349/
Šen89161/
Seń896/
Señ893/
Sén892/
Sên891/
Shen861,715,245/
Seng86294,451/
Senn8623,278/
Suen8622,124/
Seun864,991/
Soen864,857/
Sehn864,504/
Sien863,132/
Saen862,189/
Sent862,156/
Seen861,544/
Hsen861,030/
Send86793/
Åsen86736/
Szen86418/
Ssen8620/
Semn868/
Jsen865/
Sjen865/
Zsen864/
Senq862/
Sgen862/
Scen861/
Sesn861/
Sn802,838/
Šén7824/
Sheen758,904/
Senne757,098/
Sendh753,121/
Hseen751,483/
Sasen751,396/
Sieng751,386/
Soten75661/
Hsien75587/
Szenk75486/
Soehn75378/
Schen75280/
Sosen75274/
Saten75253/
Sendt75248/
Sjøen75242/
Sheun75230/
Saßen75189/
Hssen75182/
Seeng75105/
Sengh7598/
Hseng7580/
Shenn7576/
Hsuen7566/
Senqu7564/
Szoen7560/
Åseng7554/
Socen7533/
Suehn7526/
Sjien7525/
Saenn7521/
Szenn759/
Sacen757/
Åsend756/
Soßen756/
Scien755/
Såsen755/
Semne755/
Sgend754/
Jseen754/
Siehn753/
Szien753/
Ssien753/
Sehnn753/
Sseng753/
Sgeen752/
Sient752/
Seent752/
Hsaen752/
Seenc752/
Szuen752/
Szeen752/
Sgeng752/
Sengk752/
Sengq752/
Hsoen751/
Jssen751/
H'Sen751/
Sceen751/
Scenn751/
Sjaen751/
Soenn751/
Semnh751/
Suenn751/
Sshen751/
Xsien751/
Sennå751/
Hseïn751/
Åhsen751/
Seunh751/
Ssend751/
Szenc751/
Szend751/
Seenk751/
Scehn751/
Senng751/
Shzen751/
Shsen751/
Szeng751/
Hseun751/
Sgenk750/
Siend750/
Seenn750/
Sgent750/
Sin671,271,131/
Son67904,535/
San67713,972/
Cen67579,978/
Zen67185,967/
Sem6771,262/
Schoen6717,795/
Jen6715,074/
Hsn6711,825/
Syn676,910/
Siengh674,295/
Gen674,255/
Sng673,088/
Sassen672,989/
Sausen671,886/
Chasen671,477/
Scheen671,443/
Sengue671,224/
Ssn671,068/
Schien67682/
Chosen67513/
Xen67386/
Sachen67366/
Geesen67331/
Scheun67318/
Senova67294/
Schenn67294/
Saasen67225/
Schend67206/
Schaen67191/
Sienne67184/
Shn67169/
Sne67167/
Sateng67146/
Satten67128/
Siosen67126/
Saseen67113/
Snt67110/
Sossen67106/
Schuen6798/
Sochen6788/
Sağsen6784/
Souten6781/
Seengh6774/
Soteng6769/
Snn6762/
Shosen6754/
Žen6748/
Saseng6747/
Shenne6745/
Snd6738/
Shaten6737/
Shchen6735/
Snh6729/
Sengne6725/
Shoten6723/
Jsn6722/
Soseng6719/
Dsn6717/
Soyçen6717/
Sjn6716/
Sán6714/
Sioten6713/
Seheng6712/
Sehenn6712/
Soosen6711/
Sacend6710/
Soysen6710/
Senová6710/
Semgne6710/
Sxn6710/
Sín679/
Hsacen679/
Snq679/
Sasien678/
Sateen678/
Sjåeng677/
Sjøeng677/
Hsseen677/
Sauten676/
Scn676/
Zhseen676/
Hssien676/
Senowa675/
Soisen675/
Saceng674/
Sheenn674/
D'Shen674/
Szchen674/
Sousen674/
Sàn674/
Sosien674/
Sün674/
Sîn674/
Sotten674/
Socent674/
Zsn674/
Shasen673/
Shcenk673/
Scesng673/
Sơn673/
Saußen673/
Xsn673/
Satend672/
H'Ssen672/
Soucen672/
Hsieng672/
Seemnh672/
Szn672/
Sgeenh672/
Sacent671/
Jsoten671/
Scenck671/
Schemn671/
Shseen671/
Siennh671/
Shehnn671/
ßen671/
Sãn671/
Çen671/
Hseenn671/
Hsheen671/
Uamsen671/
Soszen671/
Siehng671/
Ssaenn671/
Satent671/
Schehn671/
Sem'ne671/
Sån671/
Són671/
Sỏn671/
Shacen671/
Shocen671/
Suosen671/
Sjenqu671/
Sehgen671/
Shzeen671/
Shgeen671/
Hseend671/
Scendt670/
Schcen670/
Sooten670/
Satenn670/

Sen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sen in the Bengali language
সেনsena99.94
সেন্sen0.06
Sen in the Marathi language
सेनsena99.87
Sen in the Hindi language
सेनsena99.15
सेन्sen0.09
आरara0.04
एसesa0.04
एनena0.02
Sen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻦsn66.67
ﺻﺎﻥsan33.33
Sen in the Oriya language
େସନesana51.44
େସଣesana32.69
େସନ୍esan12.42
େଶଣesana2.33
Sen in the Russian language
Сеньsen-
Sen in the Arabic language
سينsyn-

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