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 last name Şen occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sen, Šen, Šén, Seń, Señ, Sén or Sên. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şen? popularity and diffusion
Şen is the 2,647th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,645 people. The surname Şen is predominantly found 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. It is also the 304,585th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 732 people.
The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 210,019 people, or 1 in 371. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Turkey Şen is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Kosovo, where 0 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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