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

The last name Shan (Arabic: سهان, Bengali: ষন, Georgian: შან, Hindi: शान, Marathi: शान, Oriya: ଶନ, Russian: Шан, Tibetan: ཤན་) occurs most in Pakistan. It may occur as: Shàn. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 6,520^th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 84,065 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Shan are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shan is also the 327^th most commonly used first name globally, held by 1,911,670 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 34,124 people, or 1 in 5,235. In Pakistan Shan is most common in: Punjab, where 75 percent reside, Sindh, where 11 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this last name occurs in 123 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 12 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Shan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shan last name 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 contracted 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding 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 surname 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.