Shagban Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Shagban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shagban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Shagban (6) may also be a first name.

Shagban Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shagban Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shagban (Hindi: शग्बन, Russian: Шагбан) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shagban? popularity and diffusion

Shagban is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shagban live; 50 percent live in Central Asia and 50 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Shagban is also the 4,967,096th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 6 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Shagban is most frequent in: Kabul, where 50 percent live and Khost, where 50 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shagban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shagban in the Hindi language
शग्बनsagbana-
Shagban in the Russian language
Шагбанsagban-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shagban
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