View the most religious surnames in Russia

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

Shans (Hindi: शन्स, Marathi: शान्स, Russian: Шанс) is most common in Russia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Shans is the 412,606^th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,624,315 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Shans reside; 35 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 34 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Shans is also the 873,022^nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 115 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 381,278. In Russia Shans is mostly found in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Shans Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shans last name grew 517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shans Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shans last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shans surname are 6.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40.48% registered to vote for the political party.

Shans earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,517 USD per year.