Shana Surname
Approximately 4,781 people bear this surname
Shana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 971 | 1:15,899 | 2,288 |
| India | 876 | 1:875,645 | 38,328 |
| Pakistan | 822 | 1:217,328 | 5,157 |
| Tanzania | 702 | 1:75,415 | 7,835 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Israel | 62 | 1:138,026 | 14,788 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Maldives | 47 | 1:8,599 | 709 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Iran | 39 | 1:1,968,783 | 70,616 |
| Zambia | 38 | 1:417,103 | 20,300 |
| Albania | 29 | 1:100,485 | 9,695 |
| Japan | 20 | 1:6,392,215 | 41,807 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Shana (61,741) may also be a first name.
Shana Demographics
Average Shana Salary in
England
£28,283
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Shana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shana (Arabic: شناعة, Bengali: শনৎ, Georgian: შანა, Hindi: शना, Marathi: शाना, Oriya: ଶନା, Russian: Шана, Tibetan: ས་སྣགས།) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 99,086th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,524,272 people. The surname Shana is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Shana are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 29 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 15,505th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 61,741 people.
This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 971 people, or 1 in 15,899. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 34 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent are found and Pakistan, where 17 percent are found.
Shana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shana has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shana surname expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shana Last Name Statistics demography
Shana earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 54.54% more than the national average, earning $76,779 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shana in the Georgian language | ||
| შანა | shana | - |
| Shana in the Marathi language | ||
| शाना | sana | 78.77 |
| शना | sana | 8.7 |
| खान | khana | 2.12 |
| हाण | hana | 2.12 |
| शहाना | sahana | 1.7 |
| शङा | sana | 1.27 |
| सना | sana | 0.85 |
| शञा | sana | 0.64 |
| शहना | sahana | 0.42 |
| शहाणा | sahana | 0.21 |
| शान | sana | 0.21 |
| शाहना | sahana | 0.21 |
| हान | hana | 0.21 |
| शाणा | sana | 0.21 |
| शाहणा | sahana | 0.21 |
| शांना | sanna | 0.21 |
| हाणा | hana | 0.21 |
| शानू | sanu | 0.21 |
| Shana in the Hindi language | ||
| शना | sana | 65.33 |
| शाना | sana | 28.09 |
| शहाना | sahana | 3.11 |
| शाहना | sahana | 0.72 |
| सहाना | sahana | 0.69 |
| सना | sana | 0.47 |
| शाहाना | sahana | 0.25 |
| शाने | sane | 0.25 |
| साना | sana | 0.11 |
| स्हाना | s'hana | 0.11 |
| शहना | sahana | 0.11 |
| शान | sana | 0.07 |
| शमा | sama | 0.07 |
| साहना | sahana | 0.07 |
| शाहने | sahane | 0.07 |
| सीाना | siana | 0.04 |
| वानो | vano | 0.04 |
| श्ााना | saana | 0.04 |
| शायना | sayana | 0.04 |
| ज्ञान | jnana | 0.04 |
| शाईना | sa'ina | 0.04 |
| श्ाना | sana | 0.04 |
| शबाना | sabana | 0.04 |
| शानेा | sanea | 0.04 |
| अॅशाना | aesana | 0.04 |
| शबा | saba | 0.04 |
| Shana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶନା | sana | 60.71 |
| ଶାନା | sana | 10.71 |
| ଶାଣା | sana | 7.14 |
| ସାନ | sana | 7.14 |
| ସନାଏ | sana'e | 3.57 |
| ଶନ | sana | 3.57 |
| ଶାନ | sana | 3.57 |
| ସାହାନା | sahana | 3.57 |
| Shana in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་སྣགས། | sanak | 50 |
| ཤ་ན | shana | 50 |
| Shana in the Bengali language | ||
| শনৎ | sanat | 50 |
| শনা | sana | 50 |
| Shana in the Russian language | ||
| Шана | sana | - |
| Shana in the Arabic language | ||
| شناعة | shnat | - |
| شناعه | shnah | - |
| شانا | shana | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shana
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