Zhen

See also: zhen

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 甄 (Zhēn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒɛn/, /zɛn/, /dʒən/
  • enPR: jŭn

Proper noun

Zhen (plural Zhens)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Zhen is the 8941st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3661 individuals. Zhen is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (98.63%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Blunden, Caroline (1998), “Gazetteer”, in Cultural Atlas of China‎[1], Revised edition, Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 232, 237: “Names in italics represent the Wade-Giles equivalent of the preceding Pinyin transcription. […] Zhen/Chen”
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