Wen Surname

120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,840,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Wen Surname User-submission:

The Chinese surname Wen comes from the root word 文 (wén), meaning 'literature', 'culture', or 'civilization'.

Wen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China4,738,0191:28962
Taiwan56,5021:41554
Thailand8,9651:7,879363
Singapore8,8461:623105
United States7,7381:46,8415,692
Hong Kong4,6811:1,567141
Malaysia3,4131:8,6421,011
Cambodia2,1281:7,278838
Canada1,6891:21,8152,991
Indonesia1,1471:115,30011,715
Australia1,0631:25,3963,457
Macau9361:643126
Brazil6241:343,06813,173
France4301:154,47123,971
England3801:146,62614,112
Spain3361:139,14310,461
Vietnam3221:287,7211,121
Brunei2771:1,512302
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
New Zealand1941:23,3424,099
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
Suriname1661:3,329599
Papua New Guinea1521:53,6436,800
Panama1471:26,6141,627
Japan1421:900,31219,121
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Netherlands1191:141,90921,612
Ecuador931:171,0317,420
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Sweden811:121,5658,649
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Liberia631:69,9775,963
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Chile531:332,3869,362
Jamaica531:54,1503,046
Qatar501:47,1604,880
India441:17,433,304271,013
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Guam331:4,852643
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Norway191:270,64728,127
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Greece171:651,75273,285
Hungary161:613,51735,830
South Korea161:3,202,516604
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Austria121:709,62061,025
Finland111:499,70030,478
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Swaziland41:324,550996
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tonga41:26,828461
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Belize21:177,7373,502
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Wén (2) are calculated separately.

Wen (51,334) may also be a first name.

Wen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chinese surname Wen comes from the root word 文 (wén), meaning 'literature', 'culture', or 'civilization'.

- syedhumaid109

Wen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wen (Arabic: ون, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻥ) has its highest incidence in China. It can also occur as: Wén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wen is the 120th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,506 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wen reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 18,094th most common first name at a global level, held by 51,334 people.

This surname is most frequently held in China, where it is carried by 4,738,019 people, or 1 in 289. Besides China it exists in 126 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Wen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 12,897 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wen last name are 9.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.09% registered with the party.

The amount Wen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.26% less than the national average, earning 286,335 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.22% more than the national average, earning R 337,968 per year; in United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $52,569 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wén892/
Wein866,785/
Wien864,064/
Wenn862,782/
Weyn861,198/
Wehn861,196/
Wene861,168/
Woen86677/
Wean86638/
Ween86448/
When86217/
Waen86116/
Wuen8657/
Weun8636/
Hwen8617/
Wenh866/
Wwen863/
Vwen862/
Wn80770/
Wiehn75600/
Weyne75492/
Weenk75339/
Weine75267/
Wheen75226/
Wøien75210/
Wenne75185/
Weijn75162/
Wentt75120/
Weene7546/
Whean7539/
Whein7537/
Wengg7530/
Weihn7529/
Whene7527/
Wenng7522/
Wenhe7513/
Wuenn7513/
Waenn757/
Hween757/
Whenn756/
Weinn756/
Wenøe755/
Hwein753/
Wentd753/
Wendd753/
Wehng752/
Hweyn751/
Whehn751/
Hwene751/
Wennt751/
Weehn751/
Wennk751/
Hwean751/
Wemng751/
Wemnt751/
Wuent750/
Weynn750/
Weane750/
Woenn750/
Win67826,290/
Ben67194,297/
Ven679,321/
Wyn67774/
Wem67422/
Uen67237/
Wenndt67164/
Wheahn6749/
Weijne6728/
Wuenne6720/
Wensås6720/
Weheen6712/
Wnh6712/
Wwn6711/
Hwn6711/
Wnn6710/
Wne678/
Wnq677/
Whn676/
Wnt676/
Wemgne676/
Wnd675/
Vwn675/
Wenowa675/
Wendtt674/
Wjn673/
Wengne672/
Woueng671/
Weihne671/
Wheene671/
Wenddt671/
Wuendt671/
Wheane671/
Whenne671/
Weenng671/
Wenque671/
Wnc671/
Wahein671/
Weeïnk671/
Weinne670/
Wehent670/

Wen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻥwn-
Wen in the Arabic language
ونwn-

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