Shorshan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Shorshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shorshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shorshan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shorshan is found most frequently in Israel. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorshan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shorshan is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Shorshan occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shorshan are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

Shorshan is most commonly used in Israel, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,852,545. In Israel Shorshan is primarily found in: Central District, where 33 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 33 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 33 percent reside. Not including Israel this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 20 percent reside and Yemen, where 20 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 Shorshan
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