Shan is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shan
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Surname Shan is a variant form of the Shain. The beautiful or handsome person.

Shan is the variation of McShane. The son of Eoin, Seon or Sean, all forms of John meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

The variation of Shane. The son of Eoin or Seon meaning "grcious gift of Jehovah".

The variation of Shane. Said to be a corruption of the French Duchesne, equivalent to Oakes, Noakes, etc.

How popular is Shan?

Shan is common in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, China, Bangladesh, United States, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Spain, England, Canada, Egypt, French Polynesia, Singapore, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Australia, Kuwait, Russia, Iran, Nigeria, Qatar, Hong Kong, Maldives, Brunei, France, Japan, Brazil, Jordan, Bahrain.

Shan is ranked 6523 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Shan bearers increased by 6.12 per cent in 2010 US census to 2099 since 2000, the surname slipped by 274 spots and ranked at 14268. The last name was found in around 7 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 64.79 46.81
White 22.77 34.63
Black 8.77 12.03
Others 1.72 3.64
Hispanic or Latino 1.62 2.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33 0.3
Shan is quite popular family name mostly used in Pakistan however French Polynesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 86689 people have been found who wears Shan as their family name. Shan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Shan:
496 Pakistan34,124
288 Sri Lanka10,013
Countries with thousands of Shan:
5,290 India9,822
260 Myanmar6,196
235 China5,425
2,871 Bangladesh2,974
14,433 United States2,620
3,363 Thailand2,140
239 Taiwan1,525
1,965 Malaysia1,393
889 United Arab Emirates1,326
4,075 Saudi Arabia1,073
Countries with hundreds of Shan:
5,017 Spain863
7,561 England859
5,709 Canada792
12,069 Egypt580
54 French Polynesia374
663 Singapore364
2,482 Afghanistan348
35,049 Indonesia318
10,337 Australia300
1,974 Kuwait260
49,894 Russia260
23,255 Iran222
36,276 Nigeria217
1,235 Qatar209
774 Hong Kong169
255 Maldives154
526 Brunei136
70,604 France131
20,212 Japan126
61,206 Brazil112
6,474 Jordan107
2,472 Bahrain103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
61,254 Ukraine88
7,373 Iraq84
102,978 Philippines70
56,669 South Africa63
3,050 Panama55
27,314 Kazakhstan53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,718 New Zealand49
101,917 Germany45
46,668 Netherlands35
9,935 Liberia33
33,328 Belarus32
22,171 Sweden31
9,900 Scotland30
90,314 Italy29
29,601 Mexico24
63,727 Greece22
28,226 Switzerland22
30,347 Hungary21
50,903 Tanzania15
22,004 Bulgaria14
27,097 Denmark14
11,601 Lebanon14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,818 Guyana10
5,193 Oman10
93,934 Uganda10
44,190 Norway9
5,799 Sudan9
1,431 American Samoa8
50,256 Kenya8
15,999 Ireland7
80,919 Austria7
98,400 Belgium7
190,047 Argentina6
20,863 Azerbaijan6
11,326 Syria6
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Shan Namesakes

  • Liu Shan, second and last emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
  • MC Shan, American hip hop and R&B recording artist
  • Darren Shan, irish author
  • Yuen Kay Shan, master in the martial art of Wing Chun

Shan Namesakes

  • Liu Shan, second and last emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
  • MC Shan, American hip hop and R&B recording artist
  • Darren Shan, irish author
  • Yuen Kay Shan, master in the martial art of Wing Chun

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