Tsien Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Tsien Surname User-submission:
Tsien (Chinese: 钱) literately means 'money'. It was first adopted as a surname in Jinglin Phonetic System around 1990 in the then Nanjing University. It is one of the surnames in China.
Chien is also the same surname. However, Chien was first adopted by Wades-Giles System around 1880 in Beijing.
Read More About This SurnameTsien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 294 | 1:1,232,854 | 87,287 |
| China | 33 | 1:41,433,987 | 2,228 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Hong Kong | 19 | 1:386,078 | 3,192 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Tsien (141) may also be a first name.
Tsien Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Tsien (Chinese: 钱) literately means 'money'. It was first adopted as a surname in Jinglin Phonetic System around 1990 in the then Nanjing University. It is one of the surnames in China.
Chien is also the same surname. However, Chien was first adopted by Wades-Giles System around 1880 in Beijing. Now mostly used in Taiwan.
Qian is also the same surname. It is the latest Phonetic system called Pinyin used by people in most countries to learn Chinese. This phonetic system was developed in 1950s.
The surname of Qian/Tsien/Chien can be traced back to ancestor of King Qian of Wuyue, of which the then capital was Hangzhou in 907 AD. The Qian family is highly academic. In USA, Roger Tsien was Nobel price winner. His uncle, Hsue-shen Tsien, founder of Guggenhelm Aeronautical Lab, predecessor of JPL. He went back to China and became the father of Chinese rockets. His name in Pinyin was Xueshen Qian.
- tsienvThis surname means 'money'.
Tsien is a variation of the surname Qian. It was used as a result of the use of Chinese transcription (pinyin) system invented by Nanjing University in 1920s. The official Chinese transcription (pinyin) system was invented in 1950s. It was given Qian. Therefore, the people who relocated to Taiwan, Hong Kong, or the rest of world before 1950s and their offspring still use Tsien. Tsien or Qian surname mostly comes down as royal descendent of King of Wuyue in east China in 852AD.
- vtsienTsien Demographics
Average Tsien Salary in
United States
$51,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tsien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tsien is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Tsien click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsien? popularity and diffusion
Tsien is the 668,257th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Tsien are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tsien is also the 778,371st most common first name worldwide It is held by 141 people.
Tsien is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 1,232,854. In The United States Tsien is most numerous in: California, where 31 percent reside, New York, where 24 percent reside and Maryland, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Tsien is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in China, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Tsien Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tsien surname are 27.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tsien earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.5% more than the national average, earning $63,348 CAD per year.
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