Shahan is used as a family name or surname in Bangladesh. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shahan
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Bangladesh
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shahan

How popular is Shahan?

Shahan is common in Bangladesh.

Shahan is ranked 16376 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shahans grew by 9.080393 per cent to 3772 since 2000 and ranked 8704 after elevating 44 spots. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.76 94.19
Shahan is quite popular family name mostly used in Pakistan while Bangladesh is ahead in terms of density. Around 32108 people have been found who wears Shahan as their family name. Shahan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
14,580 Iran5
2,871 Iraq4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
4,138 Bahrain3
19,452 Malaysia3
3,861 Syria3
21,529 Singapore2
20,595 China2
4,367 Afghanistan2
34,681 Norway2
10,284 Kuwait2
82,478 South Africa2
151,601 Spain1
14,373 Jordan1
30,360 Thailand1
18,969 Wales1
49,101 Denmark1
492,292 Ukraine1
53,505 Turkey1
172,258 Germany1
5,589 Sudan1
42,479 Greece1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
24,176 Qatar1
58,885 Poland1
36,814 Romania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,774 Kazakhstan48
85,726 Canada32
42,407 Sweden22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,440 United Arab Emirates76
Countries with hundreds of Shahan:
2,742 Sri Lanka913
56,126 India515
37,308 England113
Countries with thousands of Shahan:
9,974 United States3,662
Countries with ten thousands of Shahan:
1,030 Pakistan13,955
1,060 Bangladesh12,719
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old workman Michael Shahan who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on June 3, 1846 by Alert put out from Cork. Workwoman Margt. Shahan, Workwoman Brid. Shahan, Dan Shahan, Ann Shahan, aged 3, Ellen Shahan (Born at sea) Infant, Maria Shahan, aged 15, Shoemaker Brid Shahan, Mary Shahan, aged 18, and 15 other Shahan around 75% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Shahan Namesakes

  • Komal Shahani, Costume designer
  • Kishori Shahane, Dancer
  • Vasant Anant Shahane, Author
  • Arvin R. Shahani, Author
  • Renuka Shahane, Actress
  • Komal Shahani, Costume designer
  • Kishori Shahane, Dancer
  • Kumar Shahani, Film director
  • Komal Shahani, Costume designer
  • Komal Shahani, Costume designer

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