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Where Does The Last Name San Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname San (Arabic: صانع, Bengali: সন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻥ, Hindi: सन्तोष, Marathi: सान, Oriya: ସାନ, Russian: Сан) occurs most in Myanmar. It can also be found in the variant forms: Şan, Sán, Šan, Sàn, Sañ or Sãn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name San? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 746^th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,207 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of San live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 1,066^th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 873,268 people.

The last name is most numerous in Myanmar, where it is borne by 396,808 people, or 1 in 131. Not including Myanmar this last name is found in 170 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 30 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.

San Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of San has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the San last name rose 6,010 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,370 percent between 1881 and 2014.

San Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the San last name is principally Orthodox (63%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Syriac Orthodox (40%) in Lebanon, Muslim (44%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the San surname are 11.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount San earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 32.59% less than the national average, earning 233,307 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.65% less than the national average, earning R 190,932 per year; in United States they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $40,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $46,780 CAD per year.