Sahlan Surname
Approximately 7,158 people bear this surname
Sahlan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6,136 | 1:21,553 | 2,612 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Malaysia | 239 | 1:123,407 | 8,074 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Şahlan (301) are calculated separately.
Sahlan (24,075) may also be a first name.
Sahlan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahlan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahlan (Arabic: شلان, Marathi: शालन) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Şahlan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahlan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 69,266th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,018,098 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sahlan reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 32,946th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 24,075 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 6,136 people, or 1 in 21,553. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 32 percent live, East Java, where 24 percent live and Central Java, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahlan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahlan in the Marathi language | ||
| शालन | salana | - |
| Sahlan in the Arabic language | ||
| شلان | shlan | - |
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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
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- 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 Sahlan
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