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 also appear in the variant forms: Sahan or Sähâñ. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 14,453^rd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 188,909 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Şahan are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Şahan is also the 190,867^th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 1,633 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 38,511 people, or 1 in 2,021. In Turkey Şahan is mostly concentrated in: Gaziantep Province, where 13 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 7 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Turkey Şahan occurs 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 incidence of Şahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Şahan last name grew 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.