How common is the surname Wen?

5,870 people in the United States had the surname Wen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,597 Americans. It ranked 5,878th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wen?

Wen Jiabao, 6th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2013 (born 1942), followed by Ming-Na Wen.

Where is the surname Wen most common?

Wikidata records people named Wen in the People's Republic of China and the United States.

Is the surname Wen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,655 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,870 in 2010, up 61%.

Is Wen also a first name?

Yes. Wen is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wen

A Chinese surname, carried by 5,870 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wen is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,870 people named Wen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,597 Americans. That is up 61% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,655.

#5,878

rank among US surnames

5,870

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+60.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,331)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,874	Vanburen	5,874	52,561
#5,875	Lombard	5,873	52,570
#5,877	Kuhl	5,872	52,579
#5,878	Wen	5,870	52,597

Who is named Wen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Wen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Wens

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wen Jiabao
6th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2013 (born 1942)
Ming-Na Wen
American actress and model, born 1963
Wen Lirong
Association football player, born 1969
Leana Wen
American physician, academic, author and journalist, born 1983

Notable Wens come mostly from the People's Republic of China (2) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wen

Wen has the Soundex code W500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W500.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wen come from?: Wen is Chinese in origin.
How common is the surname Wen?: 5,870 people in the United States had the surname Wen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,597 Americans. It ranked 5,878th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wen?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wen?: Wen Jiabao, 6th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2013 (born 1942), followed by Ming-Na Wen.
Where is the surname Wen most common?: Wikidata records people named Wen in the People's Republic of China and the United States.
Is the surname Wen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,655 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,870 in 2010, up 61%.
Is Wen also a first name?: Yes. Wen is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.