Surname Overview
Surname Ranking
The surname Shen is ranked 9,999th.
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Population reference (not a current census): 1Origins
Surname Origin
The origin of the Shen surname is recorded in Wanxing Tongpu. Another view holds that it was formed by adding 人 to 申 to distinguish it from the Shen surname written 申.
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