Shannanhan Surname

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

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Shannanhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shannanhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shannanhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shannanhan is found most in Ireland. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shannanhan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shannanhan is the 11,742,229th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shannanhan reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Shannanhan is most widely held in Ireland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Munster, where 100 percent reside. Besides Ireland it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Shannanhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shannanhan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shannanhan surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shannanhan
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