Sheng is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sheng
No. of characters: 5
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sheng

How popular is Sheng?

Sheng is common in China.

Sheng is ranked 245 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shengs grew by 47.42096 per cent to 1772 since 2000 and ranked 16273 after elevating 4239 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.79 94.51
White 2.71 2.5
Others 2.26 1.5
Hispanic or Latino 0.85 1.33
Black 0.4 0
Sheng is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 1928230 people have been found who wears Sheng as their family name. Sheng is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
1,377 South Korea6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
32,695 Nigeria3
16,605 Austria3
32,086 Mexico3
18,035 Egypt2
7,299 Estonia2
6,900 Oman2
900 Laos2
12,270 Lebanon1
15,705 Cameroon1
34,581 Chile1
4,249 Cambodia1
16,228 Bulgaria1
7,314 Bolivia1
1,879 Belize1
10,190 Bahrain1
58,885 Poland1
510 East Timor1
3,214 Niger1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
1,005 The Gambia1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
29,595 Iran1
20,172 Hungary1
5,916 Mozambique1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
2,057 Myanmar1
6,149 Ethiopia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
11,040 Scotland39
43,662 Belgium30
9,692 Ireland27
23,443 Norway26
2,974 Japan24
4,647 Thailand21
331,856 Russia21
23,914 Denmark20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,768 Sweden94
31,348 Spain78
31,155 Netherlands75
13,832 United Arab Emirates69
78,184 Italy67
10,487 New Zealand64
227,675 India57
139,020 Indonesia53
Countries with hundreds of Sheng:
6,384 Canada670
18,369 France527
6,227 Australia466
13,180 England452
49,962 Brazil207
18,956 Saudi Arabia154
430 Macau134
43,624 South Africa110
10,773 Switzerland108
Countries with thousands of Sheng:
759 Malaysia4,477
12,932 United States2,692
1,404 Vietnam1,391
418 Singapore1,295
12,822 Philippines1,160
8,780 Germany1,110
350 Hong Kong1,068
Countries with ten thousands of Sheng:
112 Taiwan12,979
Countries with millions of Sheng:
106 China1,898,359
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Sheng Namesakes

    Bright Sheng, Sino-American composer, director and pianist
  • Lee Sheng-mu, Player
  • Ariadna Shengelaya, Actress
  • Sun Shengnan, Tennis Player
  • Ariadna Shengelaya, Actress
  • Ariadna Shengelaya, Actress
  • Tornike Shengelia, Basketball player
  • Lee Sheng-mu, Player
  • Alexander Fu Sheng, Film star
  • Bright Sheng, Composer
  • Cai Sheng, Soccer player
  • In 2019 comedy film, Adam, Leo Sheng portrayed Ethan.
  • In 1973 action, adventure flick, Mang jian xue di zi, Lung Sheng played Zatoichi.

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