Across the world, Cherchen (Шершен 
, Шершень 
, Cherchen 
) is a very rare principally male, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name Cherchen is habitual in Central Asia, particularly Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare male name. Predominantly, Cherchen is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Шершен | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| Шершень | Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| Cherchen | Philippines, Russia, United States |
| Черчен | Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |