Shn Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Shn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India811:9,469,943186,993
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Shn (217) may also be a first name.

Shn Last Name Facts

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

Shn (Bengali: ষ্ণ, Hindi: ष्ण, Russian: Шн) is found most frequently in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shn live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 217 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 9,469,943. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 52 percent live, Rajasthan, where 21 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 12 percent live. Beside India Shn exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehn864,504/
Söhn86665/
Schn86384/
Sihn86201/
Shjn86198/
Sähn8629/
Shnh8628/
Sühn8617/
Shne8617/
Shnd865/
Shng864/
Shnt863/
Hshn861/
Shxn861/
Shzn861/
Shnc861/
Sn802,838/
Soehn75378/
Schøn75365/
Schőn75170/
Shngh7537/
Suehn7526/
Shndh753/
Siehn753/
Sehnn753/
Sh'ng751/
Shgin751/
Shnkh751/
Shchn751/
Schnd751/
Scehn751/
Shzen751/
Shsen751/
Shsnc751/
Shnth751/
Schnt750/
Schng750/
Sin671,271,131/
Sen67599,712/
Hsn6711,825/
Sng673,088/
Ssn671,068/
Jhn67210/
Sne67167/
Chn67166/
Schøne67132/
Snt67110/
Snn6762/
Snd6738/
Snh6729/
Hjn6729/
Jsn6722/
Dsn6717/
Sjn6716/
Zhn6713/
Sehenn6712/
Hzn6710/
Sxn6710/
Snq679/
Hcn677/
Scn676/
Hxn675/
Zsn674/
Sün674/
Sîn674/
Sơn673/
Schnne673/
Xsn673/
Shnova672/
Sén672/
Szn672/
Schőne671/
Schndt671/
Shzeen671/
Sỏn671/
Sån671/
Geeshn671/
Schønø671/
Schønn671/
Schnck671/
Shseen671/
Schnnk670/

Shn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shn in the Bengali language
ষ্ণsna-
Shn in the Hindi language
ष्णsna88.6
क्k11.4
Shn in the Russian language
Шнsn-

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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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  • 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 Shn
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