Shaqan Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Shaqan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 21 | 1:216,612 | 9,550 |
| Jordan | 9 | 1:982,493 | 16,126 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shaqan (144) may also be a first name.
Shaqan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaqan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaqan is most common in Palestine. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaqan? popularity and diffusion
Shaqan is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaqan are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 769,375th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 144 people.
Shaqan is most widely held in Palestine, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 216,612. In Palestine Shaqan is primarily found in: Qalqilya Governorate, where 67 percent live, Salfit Governorate, where 29 percent live and Hebron Governorate, where 5 percent live. Excluding Palestine this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 19 percent live and Afghanistan, where 15 percent live.
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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 Shaqan
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