Shahyan Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Shahyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shahyan (130) may also be a first name.
Shahyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahyan (Arabic: شهيان, Hindi: शाहयान, Marathi: शायान) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shahyan is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Shahyan are found; 42 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 130 people.
The last name Shahyan is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,741,837. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 69 percent are found and Punjab, where 31 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 27 percent are found and Armenia, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahyan in the Marathi language | ||
| शायान | sayana | - |
| Shahyan in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहयान | sahayana | 80 |
| शाहयन | sahayana | 20 |
| Shahyan in the Arabic language | ||
| شهيان | shhyan | - |
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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 Shahyan
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