Shana Forename
15,505th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 61,741 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia
Shana Forename User-submission:
Shana (Shana, Chana, Xana) is a predominantly feminine name of Yiddish origin, which means 'wonderful'.
Shana Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 37,794 | 1:9,592 | 1,052 |
| India | 84% | 8,573 | 1:141,710 | 15,905 |
| Pakistan | 86% | 3,781 | 1:51,404 | 2,914 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1,586 | 1:7,245 | 919 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 1,283 | 1:124,288 | 7,723 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,225 | 1:27,048 | 2,227 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,145 | 1:18,165 | 2,459 |
| South Africa | 97% | 950 | 1:57,403 | 5,664 |
| Brazil | 100% | 911 | 1:235,166 | 9,920 |
| England | 99% | 626 | 1:88,823 | 3,483 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 503 | 1:3,664 | 475 |
| Australia | - | 320 | 1:42,680 | 2,164 |
| Philippines | 100% | 294 | 1:360,576 | 13,349 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 212 | 1:79,727 | 4,523 |
| Jamaica | - | 168 | 1:17,162 | 1,544 |
| Saint Lucia | 99% | 111 | 1:1,602 | 293 |
| Iran | 100% | 97 | 1:809,246 | 7,678 |
| Nigeria | 69% | 95 | 1:1,869,099 | 38,262 |
| Malaysia | 93% | 89 | 1:342,134 | 16,811 |
| New Zealand | - | 86 | 1:52,745 | 2,813 |
| Iraq | 100% | 77 | 1:454,777 | 5,303 |
| Thailand | 83% | 77 | 1:909,946 | 34,541 |
| DR Congo | 64% | 75 | 1:984,368 | 29,064 |
| France | 100% | 73 | 1:910,553 | 7,436 |
| Germany | 100% | 71 | 1:1,361,660 | 9,336 |
| Russia | 94% | 68 | 1:2,121,084 | 14,033 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 59 | 1:102,006 | 3,533 |
| Belize | 100% | 55 | 1:6,442 | 1,167 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 54 | 1:25,211 | 2,800 |
| Malta | - | 51 | 1:8,419 | 919 |
| China | - | 47 | 1:29,065,017 | 60,971 |
| Haiti | - | 42 | 1:255,404 | 10,960 |
| Peru | 100% | 42 | 1:756,939 | 11,430 |
| Ireland | 100% | 37 | 1:125,501 | 2,828 |
| Guam | - | 31 | 1:5,182 | 901 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 27 | 1:4,133 | 749 |
| Botswana | 100% | 26 | 1:84,017 | 7,219 |
| Maldives | 100% | 26 | 1:16,689 | 777 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Barbados | - | 23 | 1:12,600 | 1,209 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 22 | 1:317,745 | 6,287 |
| Indonesia | - | 22 | 1:11,725,621 | 355,622 |
| Guyana | 100% | 21 | 1:36,346 | 3,756 |
| Albania | 100% | 20 | 1:152,328 | 8,921 |
| Qatar | 81% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Tanzania | 88% | 20 | 1:2,639,416 | 22,786 |
| Grenada | 100% | 19 | 1:5,691 | 906 |
| Mexico | 100% | 19 | 1:6,533,917 | 23,538 |
| Singapore | 100% | 19 | 1:330,898 | 9,778 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 19 | 1:432,289 | 7,332 |
| Colombia | 100% | 18 | 1:2,654,385 | 19,614 |
| Scotland | 89% | 18 | 1:297,243 | 4,537 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 17 | 1:3,216 | 586 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 15 | 1:6,626 | 1,171 |
| Italy | 100% | 15 | 1:4,070,806 | 21,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 15 | 1:543,488 | 40,661 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 15 | 1:1,584,645 | 46,832 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 15 | 1:7,316 | 1,065 |
| Zimbabwe | 57% | 15 | 1:1,028,254 | 36,015 |
| Zambia | - | 14 | 1:1,132,485 | 16,312 |
| Denmark | - | 12 | 1:470,792 | 7,517 |
| Hong Kong | - | 12 | 1:646,060 | 4,783 |
| Spain | 100% | 12 | 1:3,877,497 | 14,638 |
| Wales | 100% | 12 | 1:257,859 | 4,217 |
| Afghanistan | 86% | 10 | 1:3,262,352 | 23,137 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 10 | 1:2,161,050 | 45,539 |
| Sweden | 100% | 10 | 1:985,791 | 19,730 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 9 | 1:10,840,015 | 14,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| Norway | - | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 8 | 1:6,858 | 1,062 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 7 | 1:8,757 | 1,332 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 7 | 1:681,135 | 8,843 |
| Dominica | - | 7 | 1:10,782 | 397 |
| South Korea | - | 6 | 1:924,070 | 17,138 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 67% | 5 | 1:1,194,655 | 24,199 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 5 | 1:259,557 | 4,811 |
| Brunei | - | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Honduras | - | 4 | 1:2,204,367 | 17,261 |
| Israel | 60% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Lebanon | - | 4 | 1:1,406,893 | 10,167 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 4 | 1:12,808 | 1,787 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 4 | 1:11,374,977 | 14,813 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Georgia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 2 | 1:412,464 | 4,948 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
The alternate forms: Shána (1), Shäna (1) & Shāna (1) are calculated separately.
Shana (4,781) may also be a surname.
Shana Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Shana (Shana, Chana, Xana) is a predominantly feminine name of Yiddish origin, which means 'wonderful'.
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Shana Demographics
Average Shana Salary in
United States
$38,988 USD
Per year
Rank:
266,240 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00893131
Rank: 1,105 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
89.57%
Sample size: 18,884 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Shana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shana in the Russian language | ||
| Шана | sana | - |
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