Family name שאבאן (Chavannes 
, שאבאן 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen שאבאן is characteristic of Haiti, where it is quite a rare surname, Switzerland, and Jamaica, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Haiti, the United States, and France. Much less frequently, שאבאן is the forename as well as the last name.