Shachan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shachan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Shachan (14) may also be a first name.
Shachan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shachan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shachan (Hindi: शचान, Marathi: शाचन) is found most in India. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Shachan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shachan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Shachan reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shachan is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 14 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 80 percent are found and West Bengal, where 20 percent are found. Outside of India Shachan exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shachan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shachan in the Marathi language | ||
| शाचन | sacana | - |
| Shachan in the Hindi language | ||
| शचान | sacana | 60 |
| सचान | sacana | 20 |
| शचन | sacana | 20 |
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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 Shachan
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