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

The last name Shehan (Arabic: شيحان, Hindi: शेहन, Marathi: शेहान, Oriya: େଶହନ) is found most frequently in Iraq. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 33,770^th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 463,850 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Shehan live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Levant. Shehan is also the 21,346^th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 42,000 people.

The last name Shehan is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 7,530 people, or 1 in 4,651. Besides Iraq this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Shehan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shehan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 24 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shehan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Maronite (98%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Shehan surname are 24.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Shehan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $44,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $56,185 CAD per year.