Şan Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Şan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cyprus | 36 | 1:8,861 | 2,181 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
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
The surname Şan is more commonly found in Northern Cyprus than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: San, Šan, Sán, Sàn, Sañ or Sãn. Click here to see other potential spellings of Şan.
How Common Is The Last Name Şan? popularity and diffusion
Şan is the 2,808,717th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Şan occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Şan live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.
The surname is most commonly used in Northern Cyprus, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 8,861. In Northern Cyprus Şan is primarily found in: Lefkoşa District, where 97 percent live and Gazimağusa District, where 3 percent live. Not including Northern Cyprus this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 4 percent live.
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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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