Shaahan Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Shaahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Shaahan (24) may also be a first name.
Shaahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaahan is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaahan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Shaahan occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shaahan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shaahan is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 24 people.
The surname Shaahan is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 56 percent live, Nasarawa, where 28 percent live and Oyo, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Shaahan exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Shaahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shaahan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- 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 Shaahan
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