The Cena surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 773 people carried this name — #30,277 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is up 32% from 586 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 4,462 people named Cena live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
346 people named Cena have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 394 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
103 people named Cena live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 76 people named Cena.
28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Yvelines.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Cena live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Cena,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nikolaus Cena 1844–1922 · local historian -
Nikolaus Cena 1844–1922 · local historian
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Nikolaus Cena 1844–1922 · local historian
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Giovanni Cena 1870–1917 · writer -
Robert Cena 1863–1945 · politician
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Gabriele Cena 1907–1992 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cena.
- Celik 682 · U.S. census
- Celin 161 · U.S. census
- Cella 2,110 · U.S. census
- Celli 1,196 · U.S. census
- Celotto 259 · U.S. census
- Cely 279 · U.S. census
- Cenac 349 · U.S. census
- Cenatiempo 203 · U.S. census
- Cenci 537 · U.S. census
- Centa 177 · U.S. census
- Centofanti 726 · U.S. census
- Centonze 166 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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