Shagan Surname
Approximately 5,046 people bear this surname
Shagan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 4,258 | 1:1,466 | 418 |
| Israel | 199 | 1:43,003 | 5,816 |
| Russia | 188 | 1:766,612 | 63,669 |
| Kazakhstan | 76 | 1:232,664 | 20,860 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Moldova | 62 | 1:57,441 | 8,087 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Pakistan | 36 | 1:4,962,330 | 32,327 |
| Bulgaria | 25 | 1:279,156 | 14,366 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Transnistria | 18 | 1:26,372 | 4,484 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Shagan (1,148) may also be a first name.
Shagan Demographics
Average Shagan Salary in
United States
$43,379 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shagan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shagan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shagan (Hindi: शगन, Marathi: शगन, Russian: Шаган) is carried by more people in Libya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shagan? popularity and diffusion
Shagan is the 94,406th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,444,222 people. The surname Shagan is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Shagan reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 234,862nd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 1,148 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Libya, where it is carried by 4,258 people, or 1 in 1,466. Without taking into account Libya this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 4 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.
Shagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shagan last name expanded 2,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shagan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (46%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Shagan are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shagan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.58% less than the national average, earning R 200,604 per year and in United States they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $43,379 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shagan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shagan in the Hindi language | ||
| शगन | sagana | 94.12 |
| शागन | sagana | 5.88 |
| Shagan in the Marathi language | ||
| शगन | sagana | 65.22 |
| छगन | chagana | 26.09 |
| शगं | sagam | 8.7 |
| Shagan in the Russian language | ||
| Шаган | sagan | - |
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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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- 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 Shagan
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