Shawshan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shawshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Shawshan (8) may also be a first name.

Shawshan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shawshan occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawshan? popularity and diffusion

Shawshan is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Shawshan live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shawshan is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 8 people.

It is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Shawshan is most numerous in: New Brunswick, where 100 percent live. Excluding Canada this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 33 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawshan931/
Shabshan882/
Shawsand881/
Shahwsan881/
Shavshan881/
Sawsan861,218/
Sawssan807/
Shawson806/
Chawsan805/
Sawsane805/
Shafsan802/
Sawsang801/
Chawsaun755/
Chowshan753/
Chavshan751/
Sahavsan751/
Shawsond751/
Seawsang751/
Sawchang751/
Chawchan751/
Schawzan750/
Cheawchan71179/
Savsan7196/
Sawson7125/
Sawsen7122/
Chaiwchan7112/
Sabsan718/
Chawseang716/
Sowsan713/
Safsan711/
Showseang711/
Sawssen6761/
Shabson6734/
Sowsian6718/
Sefshan679/
Chowsan675/
Savchan674/
Saibsan673/
Shafzan672/
Safsian671/
Chavsan671/
Savsian671/
Shafson671/
Sawssam671/
Sawsong671/
Shabzan671/
Zafshan671/
Showson670/
Sowsham670/

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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
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  • 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 Shawshan
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