Zhangshen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Singapore

Zhangshen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhangshen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Zhangshen (1,554) may also be a first name.

Zhangshen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhangshen is carried by more people in China than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhangshen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Zhangshen live; 57 percent live in East Asia and 57 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 196,581st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 1,554 people.

The surname is most frequent in China, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 683,660,783. Excluding China this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 29 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Zhangshen
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