CHEN
Chen
Chén or Chan is one of the most common East Asian family names. It ranks as the 5th most common surname in China, as of 2007 and the most common surname in Singapore and Taiwan . Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hong Kong . It is the most common surname in Xiamen, the ancestral hometown of many overseas Hoklo. Besides 陳/陈, an uncommon Chinese surname 諶/谌 is also romanized as Chen. Chen is also a Hebrew word meaning "loveliness" and "grace", which is the 30th-most-common surname in Israel.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Chen (surname)
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