Šan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Šan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
The alternate forms: San (713,972), Şan (48), Sán (14), Sàn (4), Sañ (3) & Sãn (1) are calculated separately.
Šan (13) may also be a first name.
Šan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šan is more frequently found in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: San, Şan, Sán, Sàn, Sañ or Sãn. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Šan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Šan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Šan are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Šan is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most common in Lithuania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 606,918. In Lithuania Šan is mostly concentrated in: Vilnius County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Lithuania Šan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 14 percent live and Gabon, where 14 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 Šan
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