Shen Surname
Approximately 1,715,245 people bear this surname
Shen Surname User-submission:
Shen (沈) means 'sink into the water' in Chinese.
Shen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,637,572 | 1:835 | 110 |
| United States | 18,307 | 1:19,799 | 2,494 |
| Thailand | 15,097 | 1:4,679 | 150 |
| Singapore | 10,789 | 1:510 | 87 |
| Hong Kong | 8,447 | 1:868 | 108 |
| Canada | 4,047 | 1:9,104 | 1,356 |
| Taiwan | 3,169 | 1:7,398 | 155 |
| Australia | 2,537 | 1:10,641 | 1,578 |
| Malaysia | 1,577 | 1:18,703 | 1,787 |
| Bangladesh | 1,442 | 1:110,511 | 4,612 |
| France | 857 | 1:77,506 | 10,896 |
| India | 843 | 1:909,923 | 39,392 |
| England | 780 | 1:71,433 | 8,181 |
| United Arab Emirates | 754 | 1:12,152 | 1,509 |
| Japan | 595 | 1:214,864 | 9,359 |
| Macau | 585 | 1:1,028 | 153 |
| New Zealand | 537 | 1:8,433 | 1,453 |
| Spain | 506 | 1:92,395 | 7,710 |
| Russia | 449 | 1:320,987 | 32,444 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Germany | 432 | 1:186,355 | 21,688 |
| Vietnam | 368 | 1:251,756 | 1,058 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Bulgaria | 361 | 1:19,332 | 1,739 |
| Ukraine | 324 | 1:140,502 | 19,687 |
| Indonesia | 320 | 1:413,279 | 34,865 |
| Netherlands | 273 | 1:61,858 | 10,635 |
| Ecuador | 241 | 1:65,999 | 5,269 |
| Iraq | 231 | 1:151,609 | 3,935 |
| Israel | 222 | 1:38,548 | 5,284 |
| Kazakhstan | 219 | 1:80,742 | 9,430 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Sweden | 194 | 1:50,756 | 3,920 |
| Brazil | 178 | 1:1,202,665 | 41,567 |
| Suriname | 128 | 1:4,317 | 926 |
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| Cameroon | 95 | 1:218,622 | 22,080 |
| Brunei | 77 | 1:5,438 | 786 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Iran | 69 | 1:1,112,790 | 49,471 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| Norway | 63 | 1:81,624 | 11,355 |
| Belgium | 62 | 1:185,430 | 24,739 |
| Denmark | 62 | 1:91,044 | 8,699 |
| South Korea | 60 | 1:854,004 | 292 |
| Scotland | 59 | 1:90,743 | 6,412 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Jamaica | 53 | 1:54,150 | 3,046 |
| Belarus | 51 | 1:186,295 | 24,218 |
| Italy | 47 | 1:1,301,206 | 77,088 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| Palestine | 42 | 1:108,306 | 7,200 |
| Hungary | 41 | 1:239,421 | 19,309 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Luxembourg | 32 | 1:18,142 | 3,979 |
| Finland | 30 | 1:183,223 | 15,926 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Syria | 22 | 1:877,319 | 6,367 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Belize | 15 | 1:23,698 | 1,879 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 1:459,435 | 35,797 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Shen (13,316) may also be a first name.
Shen Surname Meaning
Shen Demographics
Average Shen Salary in
United States
$56,203 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shen (Georgian: შენ, Hindi: शेन, Marathi: शेन, Oriya: େଶଣ, Russian: Шен) is found most frequently in China. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shen? popularity and diffusion
Shen is the 307th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,249 people. The surname Shen is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shen live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 50,448th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 13,316 people.
The last name Shen is most commonly occurring in China, where it is carried by 1,637,572 people, or 1 in 835. Other than China this surname occurs in 140 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Shen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shen last name expanded 38,951 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,588 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (64%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shen last name are 5.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.24% being registered with the party.
The amount Shen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 37.3% less than the national average, earning €18,828 per year; in Norway they earn 39.25% less than the national average, earning 210,245 kr per year; in Peru they earn 74.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,761 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.04% more than the national average, earning R 375,552 per year; in United States they earn 30.25% more than the national average, earning $56,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $54,598 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shen in the Georgian language | ||
| შენ | shen | - |
| Shen in the Hindi language | ||
| शेन | sena | 94.44 |
| स्हेन | s'hena | 3.17 |
| सेन | sena | 1.59 |
| शेण | sena | 0.79 |
| Shen in the Marathi language | ||
| शेन | sena | 85.04 |
| शेण | sena | 11.02 |
| शॅन | sena | 2.36 |
| सेन | sena | 1.57 |
| Shen in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଣ | esana | 54.17 |
| େଷଣ | esana | 29.17 |
| େଶନ | esana | 16.67 |
| Shen in the Russian language | ||
| Шен | sen | - |
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