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 is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Şahun. For other potential spellings of Sahún click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahún? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sahún are found; 94 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 94 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name Sahún is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,922,002. In Spain Sahún is primarily concentrated in: Aragon, where 56 percent are found, Catalonia, where 38 percent are found and Madrid, where 6 percent are found. Not including Spain Sahún is found in one country. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 6 percent are found.

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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