Shanlan Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shanlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Shanlan (6,348) may also be a first name.

Shanlan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shanlan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shanlan (Marathi: शांलन) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanlan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shanlan is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shanlan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanlan live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 82,648th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,348 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan Shanlan is most common in: Takhar, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shanlan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanlan in the Marathi language
शांलनsanlana91.67
शालनsalana8.33

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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 Shanlan
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