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
Shaqan occurs in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaqan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,808,717th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Shaqan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaqan reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 769,375th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 144 people.
It is most widespread in Palestine, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 216,612. In Palestine Shaqan is most common in: Qalqilya Governorate, where 67 percent reside, Salfit Governorate, where 29 percent reside and Hebron Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Palestine this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 19 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 15 percent reside.
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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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