Shahan Surname
Approximately 13,644 people bear this surname
Shahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,227 | 1:30,487 | 1,959 |
| United States | 4,062 | 1:89,232 | 10,039 |
| Pakistan | 1,610 | 1:110,959 | 3,396 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,023 | 1:20,341 | 2,776 |
| India | 518 | 1:1,480,821 | 55,972 |
| Ukraine | 400 | 1:113,807 | 16,199 |
| Iran | 345 | 1:222,558 | 17,430 |
| United Arab Emirates | 80 | 1:114,528 | 9,720 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 615 | 1:81,656 | 8,568 |
Shahan (15,398) may also be a first name.
Shahan Demographics
Average Male Shahan Height
176.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahan (Arabic: شاهان, Bengali: শাহান, Georgian: შაჰან, Hindi: शहन, Marathi: शहाँ, Oriya: ଶହନ) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shahan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 38,545th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 534,121 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Shahan are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shahan is also the 45,560th most frequently held first name globally, held by 15,398 people.
This surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,227 people, or 1 in 30,487. Aside from Bangladesh this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Pakistan, where 12 percent reside.
Shahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shahan surname expanded 660 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Syriac Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Shahan last name are 16.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shahan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $40,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $53,300 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahan in the Georgian language | ||
| შაჰან | shahan | - |
| Shahan in the Bengali language | ||
| শাহান | sahana | - |
| Shahan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶହନ | sahana | 80 |
| ସହାନୀ | sahani | 10 |
| ଷାହାଣ | sahana | 10 |
| Shahan in the Marathi language | ||
| शहाँ | saham | 49.33 |
| शहान | sahana | 19.28 |
| शाहन | sahana | 11.66 |
| शहाण | sahana | 5.83 |
| शहां | saham | 2.69 |
| शाहान | sahana | 2.24 |
| पठाण | pathana | 1.35 |
| शहन | sahana | 1.35 |
| शाहाँ | saham | 0.9 |
| शहनाज | sahanaja | 0.45 |
| शहना | sahana | 0.45 |
| शालन | salana | 0.45 |
| शहाँना | sahamna | 0.45 |
| शहाणा | sahana | 0.45 |
| शािहान | saihana | 0.45 |
| Shahan in the Hindi language | ||
| शहन | sahana | 37.72 |
| शाहन | sahana | 21.89 |
| शहान | sahana | 19.94 |
| शाहान | sahana | 8.24 |
| शाहं | saham | 5.64 |
| शहां | saham | 1.37 |
| शाहँ | saham | 0.65 |
| शहाना | sahana | 0.65 |
| शहाना़ | sahana | 0.43 |
| शहं | saham | 0.43 |
| शाहां | saham | 0.36 |
| शहनाज | sahanaja | 0.29 |
| शहाँ | saham | 0.22 |
| शाहना | sahana | 0.14 |
| शहंसा | sahansa | 0.07 |
| शहर | sahara | 0.07 |
| शाहाना़ | sahana | 0.07 |
| शहना़ | sahana | 0.07 |
| साहब | sahaba | 0.07 |
| शहेन | sahena | 0.07 |
| सहाना | sahana | 0.07 |
| शहॅशाह | sahesaha | 0.07 |
| शाहाँ | saham | 0.07 |
| शाहाने | sahane | 0.07 |
| Shahan in the Arabic language | ||
| شاهان | shahan | - |
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Shahan Reference & Research
Shah DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Shah FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Shahan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis