San Forename
1,066th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 873,268 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar
San Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | - | 521,621 | 1:100 | 28 |
| China | - | 124,363 | 1:10,984 | 1,827 |
| Cambodia | 56% | 89,552 | 1:182 | 9 |
| Thailand | 84% | 23,590 | 1:2,970 | 518 |
| India | 54% | 23,345 | 1:52,040 | 6,949 |
| Vietnam | 58% | 20,150 | 1:4,597 | 311 |
| Japan | 97% | 16,745 | 1:7,643 | 947 |
| United States | 71% | 13,696 | 1:26,470 | 1,932 |
| Indonesia | - | 10,011 | 1:25,768 | 3,521 |
| South Korea | 98% | 3,284 | 1:1,688 | 376 |
| Egypt | 54% | 3,166 | 1:29,027 | 1,974 |
| Burkina Faso | 98% | 2,934 | 1:6,264 | 768 |
| Malaysia | 56% | 2,793 | 1:10,902 | 1,222 |
| Nigeria | 97% | 1,887 | 1:94,099 | 5,403 |
| Macau | - | 1,755 | 1:347 | 85 |
| Russia | 96% | 1,263 | 1:114,199 | 2,093 |
| Ivory Coast | 88% | 1,072 | 1:21,526 | 1,923 |
| Bhutan | 55% | 753 | 1:1,096 | 150 |
| Peru | 97% | 724 | 1:43,911 | 2,385 |
| Iran | 54% | 593 | 1:132,372 | 2,938 |
| Netherlands | 80% | 592 | 1:28,551 | 2,405 |
| Taiwan | 95% | 560 | 1:42,446 | 6,702 |
| Pakistan | 84% | 540 | 1:359,922 | 9,602 |
| Canada | 100% | 516 | 1:64,212 | 3,886 |
| Morocco | - | 491 | 1:69,956 | 2,597 |
| England | 86% | 478 | 1:116,324 | 4,187 |
| Suriname | - | 461 | 1:1,199 | 244 |
| Bangladesh | - | 458 | 1:348,169 | 14,530 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Papua New Guinea | 82% | 382 | 1:21,341 | 2,135 |
| Malawi | 100% | 338 | 1:50,628 | 3,385 |
| Kuwait | - | 332 | 1:11,401 | 1,352 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 286 | 1:72,724 | 6,418 |
| Iraq | 100% | 217 | 1:161,373 | 3,097 |
| Brazil | - | 197 | 1:1,087,493 | 27,805 |
| Poland | 80% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Philippines | 90% | 165 | 1:642,482 | 19,934 |
| Guatemala | 68% | 161 | 1:100,052 | 2,211 |
| France | 52% | 157 | 1:423,378 | 4,959 |
| Singapore | 50% | 155 | 1:40,562 | 6,574 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 155 | 1:198,622 | 4,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 95% | 137 | 1:129,539 | 3,534 |
| Australia | - | 133 | 1:102,689 | 3,650 |
| DR Congo | 89% | 123 | 1:600,224 | 20,154 |
| Afghanistan | 73% | 120 | 1:271,863 | 6,074 |
| South Africa | 59% | 117 | 1:466,091 | 22,847 |
| Belarus | 96% | 113 | 1:83,915 | 904 |
| Niger | 78% | 106 | 1:180,981 | 5,331 |
| Uruguay | 70% | 102 | 1:33,604 | 1,453 |
| Turkey | 83% | 97 | 1:802,079 | 8,922 |
| Hong Kong | - | 86 | 1:90,148 | 2,765 |
| Belgium | 87% | 83 | 1:138,434 | 4,071 |
| Honduras | 58% | 83 | 1:106,235 | 3,343 |
| New Zealand | - | 82 | 1:55,318 | 2,914 |
| Venezuela | 83% | 74 | 1:408,134 | 11,668 |
| Sweden | 66% | 70 | 1:140,827 | 5,513 |
| Mexico | 100% | 66 | 1:1,880,976 | 11,473 |
| Israel | 59% | 65 | 1:129,276 | 4,948 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Cameroon | 66% | 57 | 1:379,132 | 13,350 |
| Panama | 58% | 51 | 1:76,599 | 4,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 49 | 1:145,959 | 10,004 |
| Greece | 56% | 47 | 1:232,650 | 4,433 |
| Spain | - | 47 | 1:989,999 | 8,652 |
| Germany | 73% | 39 | 1:2,478,920 | 13,163 |
| Mongolia | 100% | 37 | 1:79,319 | 5,615 |
| Argentina | 75% | 34 | 1:1,258,037 | 5,872 |
| Mauritius | - | 32 | 1:40,556 | 2,720 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Denmark | - | 29 | 1:194,810 | 4,364 |
| Switzerland | 63% | 29 | 1:283,224 | 5,698 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 27 | 1:222,901 | 5,415 |
| Norway | 57% | 26 | 1:197,397 | 4,991 |
| Brunei | - | 25 | 1:16,783 | 1,060 |
| Liberia | 64% | 25 | 1:176,482 | 6,494 |
| Nepal | 53% | 25 | 1:1,139,494 | 23,235 |
| Uganda | 87% | 25 | 1:1,638,277 | 23,304 |
| Colombia | 100% | 24 | 1:1,990,789 | 16,766 |
| Jamaica | - | 24 | 1:120,134 | 4,769 |
| Ukraine | 72% | 21 | 1:2,166,662 | 5,310 |
| Belize | 56% | 18 | 1:19,684 | 2,236 |
| Italy | 70% | 15 | 1:4,070,806 | 21,403 |
| Scotland | 50% | 13 | 1:411,567 | 5,527 |
| Wales | 100% | 13 | 1:238,024 | 4,015 |
| Lebanon | 75% | 12 | 1:468,964 | 6,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 86% | 12 | 1:1,285,318 | 41,030 |
| Ecuador | - | 11 | 1:1,611,538 | 10,117 |
| Georgia | 100% | 11 | 1:339,861 | 7,323 |
| Kenya | - | 10 | 1:4,630,711 | 25,538 |
| Qatar | - | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,071,438 | 15,295 |
| Estonia | - | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Moldova | - | 9 | 1:395,682 | 2,704 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 9 | 1:608,097 | 1,859 |
| Zambia | - | 9 | 1:1,761,644 | 19,373 |
| Cuba | - | 8 | 1:1,438,319 | 4,450 |
| Croatia | 67% | 7 | 1:602,439 | 6,285 |
| Armenia | 67% | 6 | 1:486,459 | 5,701 |
| Benin | 50% | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Chile | 100% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Syria | - | 6 | 1:3,217,679 | 5,023 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Costa Rica | - | 5 | 1:953,590 | 10,779 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,194,655 | 24,199 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Mali | 100% | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| Jordan | 67% | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Lithuania | - | 2 | 1:1,475,941 | 3,949 |
| Palestine | 50% | 2 | 1:2,275,029 | 4,783 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Senegal | 100% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Czechia | 52% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Maldives | 100% | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| San Marino | - | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Šan (13), Şan (1) & Sãœn (1) are calculated separately.
San (713,972) may also be a surname.
San Forename Popularity
San Demographics
Average Male San Height
172.46 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 37 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
San Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| San in the Russian language | ||
| Сан | san | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to San