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

Shan (Arabic: سهان, Bengali: ষন, Georgian: შან, Hindi: शान, Marathi: शान, Oriya: ଶନ, Russian: Шан, Tibetan: ཤན་) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Shàn. For other potential spellings of Shan click here.

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

Shan is the 6,520^th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 84,065 people. Shan is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Shan live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 327^th most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,911,670 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held 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 exists in 123 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 12 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Shan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 730 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,718 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shan last name is chiefly 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.78% registered to vote for the 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.