Sán Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Sán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: San (713,972), Sàn (4), Sãn (1), Şan (48), Šan (7) & Sañ (3) are calculated separately.

Sán Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sán is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: San, Sàn, Sãn, Şan, Šan or Sañ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sán? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sán reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

It is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 17,732,315. In Mexico Sán is most common in: México, where 71 percent reside, Chihuahua, where 14 percent reside and Puebla, where 14 percent reside. Other than Mexico it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 14 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San89713,972/
Sàn894/
Sãn891/
Sánc861/
Szán861/
Zsán861/
Şan7848/
Šan787/
Sañ783/
Schán7577/
Szánt751/
Sáant751/
Száin751/
Son67904,535/
Sen67599,712/
Zán67228/
Žán6735/
Sánchz676/
Sén672/
Són671/
Sên671/
Cán671/

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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 Sán
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