Where Does The Last Name Shan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shan (Arabic: سهان, Bengali: ষন, Georgian: შან, Hindi: शान, Marathi: शान, Oriya: ଶନ, Russian: Шан, Tibetan: ཤན་) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Shàn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Shan is the 6,520^th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 84,065 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Shan reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 327^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,911,670 people.

The last name Shan is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 34,124 people, or 1 in 5,235. In Pakistan Shan is primarily found in: Punjab, where 75 percent live, Sindh, where 11 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent live. Beside Pakistan this surname occurs in 123 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 12 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Shan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shan surname increased 730 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,718 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (47%) in Ireland, Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Christian (75%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (63%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Shan last name are 2.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 90.27% less than the national average, earning €2,923 per year; in Norway they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning 328,907 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.99% more than the national average, earning R 382,572 per year; in United States they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $52,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $50,330 CAD per year.