Sahún Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Sahún Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahún Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Şahun (24) are calculated separately.

Sahún Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahún occurs most in Spain. It can be found as a variant: Şahun. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahún? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sahún is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Sahún occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sahún reside; 94 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 94 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,922,002. In Spain Sahún is mostly concentrated in: Aragon, where 56 percent live, Catalonia, where 38 percent live and Madrid, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Spain Sahún occurs in one country. It is also found in Venezuela, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saún893/
Şahun8724/
Saihon73893/
Saehun73845/
Sahoun73578/
Szahun7319/
Sayhon735/
Sauhun731/
Sahunh731/
Sauhon731/
Saon6711,409/
Siahhon6717/
Sahoune675/
Saehoen674/
Shahoun674/
Sahayon672/
Shauhun671/
Saeheun671/
Sayjhon671/
Saahgun671/
Sahuynh671/
Shayhon670/

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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 Sahún
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