Shanthan Surname
Approximately 814 people bear this surname
Shanthan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Shanthan (1,215) may also be a first name.
Shanthan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanthan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanthan occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shanthan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanthan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 424,982nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shanthan are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 227,149th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 1,215 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Beside Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Shanthan
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