Šen Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Šen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1081:23,0345,025
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Serbia131:549,61120,712
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Sen (599,712), Şen (210,349), Šén (24), Seń (6), Señ (3), Sén (2) & Sên (1) are calculated separately.

Šen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šen is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sen, Şen, Šén, Seń, Señ, Sén or Sên. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Šen is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šen live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 23,034. In Slovenia Šen is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 50 percent reside, Gorizia, where 26 percent reside and Carinthia, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 13 percent reside and Serbia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sen89599,712/
Şen89210,349/
Šén8924/
Šenk861,420/
Šuen86109/
Šenc862/
Seń786/
Señ783/
Sén782/
Sên781/
Cen67579,978/
Zen67185,967/
Xen67386/
Šín67210/
Šenová67112/
Šenova6726/
Šem678/
Çen671/
ßen671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Šen
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