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Where Does The Last Name Zen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Zen (Hindi: गेन, Marathi: ज़ेन, Oriya: େଜନ, Russian: Зен, Tibetan: ཇིན་) occurs in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Žen. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 3,022^nd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 39,187 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Zen are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 20,543^rd most widely held given name on earth, borne by 43,988 people.

The surname Zen is most commonly held in Myanmar, where it is carried by 150,941 people, or 1 in 344. Apart from Myanmar this last name exists in 135 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Zen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Zen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,057 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Zen surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zen last name are 5.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.05% registered with the party.

The amount Zen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 89.65% more than the national average, earning €56,951 per year; in United States they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $44,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $54,894 CAD per year.