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 | Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Russia |
| Шершень | Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Cherchen | Russia, United States, Philippines |
| Черчен | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia |