Šajn Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šajn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šajn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4621:5,3851,084
Serbia2101:34,0243,573
Croatia1831:23,1074,828
Czechia161:664,59262,292
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Sajn (372) are calculated separately.

Šajn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šajn (Hindi: साजन, Marathi: सजन) occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sajn. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šajn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 401,796th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,338,153 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šajn reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Šajn is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 462 people, or 1 in 5,385. In Slovenia Šajn is primarily found in: Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 57 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 20 percent are found and Drava, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 24 percent are found and Croatia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sajn92372/
Šajin89212/
Šan867/
Šajina80116/
Šain75433/
Šanc75106/
Šejn7529/
Šank7518/
Zajn751/
Šaun751/
Šajnová7352/
Sajan6720,395/
Sajin677,785/
Sajon672,170/
Šujan67528/
Sajen67346/
Shajn67245/
Zajan67115/
Sajun67112/
Sajjn6711/
Szajn677/
Šaine674/
Saajn673/
Sajón673/
Sajnh672/
Zajen672/
Šahyn672/
Xajin672/
Saján671/
Sajhn671/
Xajun671/
Zajon671/
Saujn671/
Ssajn671/
Sjajn671/
Šaunė671/
Šagin671/

Šajn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Šajn in the Hindi language
साजनsajana99.86
Šajn in the Marathi language
सजनsajana58.33
साजनsajana41.67

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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
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  • 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 Šajn
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