Abdul Shah Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Abdul Shah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Abdul Shah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdul Shah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abdul Shah has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdul Shah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abdul Shah is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Abdul Shah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Abdul Shah are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Ghazni, where 18 percent live, Kabul, where 18 percent live and Maidan Wardak, where 18 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdulshah | 95 | 6 | / |
| Abdul Asha | 90 | 2 | / |
| Abdulishah | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abdel Shah | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abdal Shah | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abdulsha | 89 | 7 | / |
| Abdullah Shah | 87 | 99 | / |
| Abdul Shaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Abdul Shawi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abdaal Shah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abadulashah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abdulasha | 84 | 10 | / |
| Abdolshah | 84 | 6 | / |
| Abdelshah | 84 | 5 | / |
| Abdalshah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abdullsha | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abdul Hay Shah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abdullahshah | 82 | 5 | / |
| Abdulsh | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abdullasha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abdalashah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abid Ali Shah | 78 | 17 | / |
| Abdulshi | 78 | 8 | / |
| Abdulash | 78 | 2 | / |
| Abdullsh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abd Alhy Shah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abdulesh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abadalashah | 76 | 39 | / |
| Abdel Shaya | 76 | 16 | / |
| Abdullahsha | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abd Allah Shah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abdulashi | 74 | 95 | / |
| Abdulishi | 74 | 58 | / |
| Abdullshi | 74 | 21 | / |
| Abdulaish | 74 | 11 | / |
| Abdullash | 74 | 8 | / |
| Abdulashe | 74 | 2 | / |
| Abdulwish | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abdulhash | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abduloush | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abdalashaagh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abduallah Sh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abid Allah Shah | 72 | 3 | / |
| Ubaidullah Shah | 72 | 2 | / |
| Abdelsh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abdullashi | 70 | 293 | / |
| Abdullahsh | 70 | 51 | / |
| Abudulashi | 70 | 5 | / |
| Abadulaish | 70 | 2 | / |
| Abdullashe | 70 | 2 | / |
| Abdulaashi | 70 | 2 | / |
| Abdulwashi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abdullaesh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abdulwashu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abdullaish | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abdullashu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abdullahshi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abdallsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obaid Ali Shah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abdelash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abdylash | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Abdul Shah
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