Shahanan Surname
Approximately 875 people bear this surname
Shahanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 865 | 1:88,766 | 8,929 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
Shahanan (152) may also be a first name.
Shahanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahanan (Hindi: शहनान, Marathi: शहनान) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahanan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 401,442nd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahanan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 746,252nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 152 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 865 people, or 1 in 88,766. In Iran it is most frequent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 76 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 7 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Iran this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahanan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahanan in the Marathi language | ||
| शहनान | sahanana | 70.59 |
| शहानन | sahanana | 11.76 |
| शहनानार | sahananara | 5.88 |
| शाहनान | sahanana | 5.88 |
| शहानान | sahanana | 5.88 |
| Shahanan in the Hindi language | ||
| शहनान | sahanana | 51.43 |
| शाहनां | sahanam | 20 |
| शाहनान | sahanana | 8.57 |
| शहानां | sahanam | 5.71 |
| शहनन | sahanana | 5.71 |
| शहनण | sahanana | 2.86 |
| शाहानां | sahanam | 2.86 |
| शाहनाण् | sahanan | 2.86 |
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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 Shahanan
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