Şan Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Cyprus
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Cyprus361:8,8612,181
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: San (713,972), Šan (7), Sán (14), Sàn (4), Sañ (3) & Sãn (1) are calculated separately.

Şan Last Name Facts

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

Şan is found in Northern Cyprus more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: San, Šan, Sán, Sàn, Sañ or Sãn. Click here for further possible spellings of Şan.

How Common Is The Last Name Şan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Şan occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Şan are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass.

The surname is most commonly used in Northern Cyprus, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 8,861. In Northern Cyprus Şan is most common in: Lefkoşa District, where 97 percent live and Gazimağusa District, where 3 percent live. Other than Northern Cyprus this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San89713,972/
Šan897/
Şain8643/
Şant863/
Şaan862/
Sán7814/
Sàn784/
Sañ783/
Sãn781/
Şahan7538,577/
Şahîn751/
Zan67137,862/
Xan67479/
Çan676/
Şahane671/

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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 Şan
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