Šijan Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Šijan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šijan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3231:22,1212,509
Croatia1301:32,5286,662
Bosnia and Herzegovina831:42,6075,763
Estonia81:165,22626,217
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
Montenegro81:79,9464,069
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
England11:55,718,059489,080

Šijan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šijan is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šijan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 554,308th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname Šijan occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šijan are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šijan is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 22,121. In Serbia Šijan is most common in: Belgrade, where 27 percent live, South Bačka District, where 17 percent live and West Bačka District, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia Šijan is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 23 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cijan80338/
Šijanová776/
Saijan73838/
Shijan7371/
Cijane7327/
Chijan7318/
Xhijan731/
Zaijan731/
Soijan731/
Seijan731/
Szijan731/
Suijan731/
Xian67495,576/
Sian6718,332/
Chaijan67828/
Chijang67246/
Shaijan6755/
Saijang6730/
Shijian6727/
Chhijan6722/
Zjan6717/
Chijane6715/
Schijan6715/
Ceijhan672/
Chijhan672/
Saijanh671/
Saijian671/
Soijang671/
Xjan671/
Suijian671/
Shijand671/
Saijjan671/
Seijane671/
Shijang671/
Šion671/
Zahijan671/

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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 Šijan
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