Şen Surname
Approximately 210,349 people bear this surname
Şen Surname User-submission:
Şen is a Turkish surname, that means 'joyful'.
Şen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 210,019 | 1:371 | 29 |
| Northern Cyprus | 263 | 1:1,213 | 96 |
| Kosovo | 20 | 1:93,093 | 5,307 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
The alternate forms: Sen (599,712), Šen (161), Šén (24), Seń (6), Señ (3), Sén (2) & Sên (1) are calculated separately.
Şen (732) may also be a first name.
Şen Surname Meaning
Şen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Şen is found most in Turkey. It can be rendered as a variant: Sen, Šen, Šén, Seń, Señ, Sén or Sên. Click here for other potential spellings of Şen.
How Common Is The Last Name Şen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,647th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 34,645 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Şen are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Şen is also the 304,585th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 732 people.
The last name Şen is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 210,019 people, or 1 in 371. In Turkey Şen is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live, Bursa Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Turkey Şen is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Kosovo, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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