Shjan Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Shjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shjan (429) may also be a first name.
Shjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shjan (Arabic: سهجان, Hindi: शहजान, Marathi: खान) is most common in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shjan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shjan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Shjan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shjan are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shjan is also the 414,511th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 429 people.
The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 4,701,155. In Pakistan Shjan is mostly found in: Sindh, where 97 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent are found. Other than Pakistan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shjan in the Hindi language | ||
| शहजान | sahajana | - |
| Shjan in the Marathi language | ||
| खान | khana | 50 |
| शहजान | sahajana | 50 |
| Shjan in the Arabic language | ||
| سهجان | shjan | - |
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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 Shjan
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