Al Shayhan Surname

322,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Shayhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shayhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan8611:10,2701,877
Syria1611:119,8823,515
Lebanon1311:43,0313,833
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Shayhan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Shayhan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Shayhan is held by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Shayhan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 322,699th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,304,105 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shayhan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.

It is most frequent in Jordan, where it is held by 861 people, or 1 in 10,270. In Jordan it is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 71 percent reside, Irbid Governorate, where 19 percent reside and Mafraq Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Beside Jordan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 14 percent reside and Lebanon, where 11 percent reside.

Al Shayhan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Al Shayhan surname is chiefly Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Sayan893/
Al Shayen845/
Al Shajan845/
Al Sheyan841/
Al Shehan841/
Al Sajan78295/
Al Shain781/
Al-Sayan781/
Al Zayan781/
Al Sayen781/
Al Sayam781/
Al Shaun781/
Al Shayem74338/
Al Shajam742/
Al Sayoun741/
Al Shayoum70183/
Al Shajneh704/
Al Sayem671,125/
Al Zajan675/
Al Ziyan671/
Al Shaim671/
Al Sujan671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Al Shayhan
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