Shien Surname
Approximately 720 people bear this surname
Shien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 330 | 1:536,796 | 26,334 |
| Malaysia | 177 | 1:166,634 | 10,180 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Shien (27,839) may also be a first name.
Shien Demographics
Average Shien Salary in
United States
$51,141 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shien Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shien (Marathi: शेन, Russian: Шиэн) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shien click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shien? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shien is the 467,272nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. The last name Shien is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Shien live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shien is also the 29,523rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 27,839 people.
The surname Shien is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 536,796. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 85 percent live, Nasarawa, where 11 percent live and Kaduna, where 2 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Shien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shien has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 711 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shien Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Shien are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.
Shien earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.52% more than the national average, earning $51,141 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shien Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shien in the Marathi language | ||
| शेन | sena | - |
| Shien in the Russian language | ||
| Шиэн | sien | - |
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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 Shien
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