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
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Sahn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahn (Arabic: صحن, Hindi: साहन) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: 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 widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,513,764 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Sahn reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 566,287th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 248 people.
The surname Sahn is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 1,417 people, or 1 in 3,111. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 68 percent live, Montserrado County, where 17 percent live and Rivercess County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Liberia this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.
Sahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sahn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sahn surname increased 407 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sahn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sahn surname are 26.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.49% registered to vote for 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 | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sahn
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis