Šaban Surname
Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname
Šaban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 589 | 1:7,179 | 1,113 |
| North Macedonia | 240 | 1:8,756 | 1,486 |
| Montenegro | 129 | 1:4,958 | 942 |
| Serbia | 92 | 1:77,662 | 6,778 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 1:505,200 | 13,972 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
The alternate forms: Saban (38,291), Şaban (104), Sabán (33), Sabàn (1) & Sabań (1) are calculated separately.
Šaban (8,780) may also be a first name.
Šaban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šaban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šaban is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Saban, Şaban, Sabán, Sabàn or Sabań. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šaban? popularity and diffusion
The surname Šaban is the 344,115th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,842,766 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šaban live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Šaban is also the 66,801st most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 8,780 people.
Šaban is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 589 people, or 1 in 7,179. In Croatia it is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 31 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 17 percent reside and Split-Dalmatia County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Croatia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 23 percent reside and Montenegro, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Šaban
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