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

The last name Zahaan (Hindi: जहां, Marathi: झाहान) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahaan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Zahaan live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 20 people.

The surname Zahaan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 86 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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  • 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 Zahaan
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