Zahaan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zahaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zahaan (20) may also be a first name.

Zahaan Last Name Facts

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

Zahaan (Hindi: जहां, Marathi: झाहान) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahaan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zahaan is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Zahaan reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 86 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahan9193,759/
Zhaan913/
Zaaan911/
Zahain8353/
Dzahan8345/
Zhahan8323/
Tzahan835/
Zahann832/
Zahayn831/
Zaahan831/
Zhan802,036,611/
Zahn8021,521/
Zaan80405/
Dzhahan7766/
Cahahan771/
Dzhan732,388/
Çahan731,527/
Chaan7391/
Dzaan7351/
Zhanh7329/
Zhann7316/
Ziahn7315/
Zaain7313/
Zahyn739/
Zahnn735/
Zhean734/
Zhain734/
Øzhan732/
Zaihn732/
Zahnh732/
Zahán731/
Åzhan731/
Zhayn731/
Zauhn731/
Zhaun731/
Tzhan731/
Tsahaane712/
Chahahan712/
Tsiahaan712/
Zan67137,862/
Chaane671,270/
Czeahn6734/
Dzhaun6722/
Cahain6721/
Dzhanh6718/
Zhahyn6715/
Dzhain679/
Dzhann678/
Czhang676/
Cahayn673/
Chhaan672/
Tszhan672/
Caahan672/
Zahein671/
Tchaan671/
Tshaan671/
Zschan671/
Chaann671/
Tsahan671/
Cha'an671/

Zahaan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahaan in the Hindi language
जहांjaham-
Zahaan in the Marathi language
झाहानjhahana-

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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 Zahaan
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