Sahn Surname
Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname
Sahn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1,417 | 1:3,111 | 406 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| India | 101 | 1:7,594,707 | 163,091 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Palestine | 16 | 1:284,303 | 10,570 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
The alternate forms: Sähn (29) are calculated separately.
Sahn (248) may also be a first name.
Sahn Demographics
Average Sahn Salary in
United States
$59,227 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sahn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahn (Arabic: صحن, Hindi: साहन) is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Sähn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahn? popularity and diffusion
Sahn is the 201,090th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,513,764 people. The surname Sahn is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Sahn reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Sahn is also the 566,287th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 248 people.
Sahn is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 1,417 people, or 1 in 3,111. In Liberia Sahn is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 68 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 17 percent reside and Rivercess County, where 7 percent reside. Beside Liberia this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.
Sahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sahn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sahn surname expanded 407 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sahn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sahn are 26.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.49% being registered with the party.
Sahn earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.26% more than the national average, earning $59,227 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahn in the Hindi language | ||
| साहन | sahana | 86.67 |
| साह | saha | 6.67 |
| साहनी | sahani | 6.67 |
| Sahn in the Arabic language | ||
| صحن | shn | - |
| شن | shn | - |
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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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- 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 Sahn
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