Surname Shachan (Шахан 
, Shachan 
) , all over the world, is a rare cognomen. The family name Shachan is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Russia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Kazakhstan, Russia, and India. More frequently, Shachan is the forename as well as the last name.