Shahjan Surname
Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname
Shahjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 666 | 1:268,234 | 5,892 |
| Afghanistan | 164 | 1:196,056 | 3,743 |
| India | 153 | 1:5,013,499 | 125,565 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shahjan (4,412) may also be a first name.
Shahjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahjan (Bengali: সাহাজান, Hindi: शहजान, Marathi: शहजान) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shahjan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahjan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shahjan is the 361,698th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,287,546 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shahjan reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shahjan is also the 103,782nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,412 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 666 people, or 1 in 268,234. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 32 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 27 percent are found and Punjab, where 17 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 16 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahjan in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহাজান | sahajana | - |
| Shahjan in the Hindi language | ||
| शहजान | sahajana | 85.16 |
| शाहजान | sahajana | 10.65 |
| शाहजां | sahajam | 1.61 |
| शाहजहॉ | sahajaho | 0.65 |
| शहजाद | sahajada | 0.32 |
| शाहजहां | sahajaham | 0.32 |
| शहज़ान | sahazana | 0.32 |
| शाहजन | sahajana | 0.32 |
| शइजान | sa'ijana | 0.32 |
| Shahjan in the Marathi language | ||
| शहजान | sahajana | 58.77 |
| शहाजन | sahajana | 29.29 |
| शाहजान | sahajana | 4.82 |
| शहाजान | sahajana | 1.54 |
| शाहजन | sahajana | 0.96 |
| हसन | hasana | 0.39 |
| शाहाजान | sahajana | 0.19 |
| शाबान | sabana | 0.19 |
| सहाजान | sahajana | 0.19 |
| शाहजाह | sahajaha | 0.19 |
| शहॉजन | sahojana | 0.19 |
| सहजानं | sahajanam | 0.19 |
| शहॉंजान | sahonjana | 0.19 |
| सहजान | sahajana | 0.19 |
| शहजाद | sahajada | 0.19 |
| शहेजान | sahejana | 0.19 |
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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 Shahjan
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