Cognomen 沈 (Shen 
, Shum , 沈 ) , around the globe, is a prevalent surname. The cognomen 沈 is characteristic of China, where it is a common surname, Cayman Islands, and British Virgin Islands (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. Very seldom, 沈 is the forename as well as the last name.
| 沈友 CN (b. 176) |
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| 沈約 Chinese poet, statesman, and historian born in Huzhou, Zhejiang, CN (b. 441) |
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| 沈婺華 wife of emperor Chen Shubao, MO (b. 501) |
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| 沈齊文 person, CBDB = 139366, CN (b. 634) |
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| 沈浩豐 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 140800, CN (b. 676) |
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| 沈既濟 Tang dynasty writer, CN (b. 750) |
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| 沈傳師 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 20878, CN (b. 769) |
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| 沈中黃 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 141734, CN (b. 792) |
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沈倫 Song dynasty person CBDB = 1454, CN (b. 909) |
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| 沈万三 businessman during the beginning of Ming Dynasty, CN (b. 1330) |
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| 沈溫 Prime Minister of the Korean Joseon Dynasty, KR (b. 1375) |
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沈周 Chinese painter (1427-1509), CN (b. 1427) |
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| 沈元 politician, CN (b. 1432) |
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| 沈瓊蓮 Ming dynasty person CBDB = 118769, MO (b. 1488) |
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| 沈德符 Chinese writer, CN (b. 1578) |
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