Where Does The Last Name Şahan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Şahan (Arabic: شانع, Bengali: সাহান, Hindi: सहं, Marathi: सहान, Oriya: ସହନ) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered as: Sahan or Sähâñ. Click here for further potential spellings of Şahan.

How Common Is The Last Name Şahan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Şahan is the 14,453^rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 188,909 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Şahan live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Şahan is also the 190,867^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,633 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 38,511 people, or 1 in 2,021. In Turkey Şahan is primarily concentrated in: Gaziantep Province, where 13 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 7 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Turkey Şahan is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Şahan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Şahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Şahan surname increased 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.