Žen Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia471:52,9298,569
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Zen (185,967) are calculated separately.

Žen (13) may also be a first name.

Žen Last Name Facts

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

Žen is found most in Slovenia. It may be rendered as: Zen. Click here for further potential spellings of Žen.

How Common Is The Last Name Žen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Žen is the 2,808,717th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žen reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The surname Žen is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 52,929. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 62 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 34 percent reside and Gorizia, where 2 percent reside. Other than Slovenia Žen exists in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zen89185,967/
Žejn86104/
Sen67599,712/
Cen67579,978/
Şen67210,349/
Jen6715,074/
Gen674,255/
Xen67386/
Šen67161/
Žun6792/
Žan6773/
Žán6735/
Žon673/
Žin671/
ßen671/
Çen671/
Čen671/
Șen671/

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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 Žen
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