Abu Shah Surname
Approximately 760 people bear this surname
Abu Shah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 704 | 1:12,156 | 1,862 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Abu Shah (143) may also be a first name.
Abu Shah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Shah is found most frequently in Israel. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 448,102nd most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Shah are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Abu Shah is also the 772,378th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 143 people.
It is most commonly held in Israel, where it is held by 704 people, or 1 in 12,156. In Israel Abu Shah is mostly found in: Northern District, where 75 percent live, Haifa District, where 17 percent live and Central District, where 8 percent live. Other than Israel this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shahd | 94 | 4,485 | / |
| Abu Sahah | 94 | 15 | / |
| Abou Shah | 94 | 4 | / |
| Abu Shash | 94 | 4 | / |
| Abu Shach | 94 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sha | 93 | 15 | / |
| Abu Shahat | 89 | 4 | / |
| Abu Shaish | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shah | 88 | 14 | / |
| Abu Saah | 88 | 10 | / |
| Abu Siah | 88 | 9 | / |
| Abu Sahd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abou Sah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shay | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Abu Shaid | 82 | 2,077 | / |
| Abou Saha | 82 | 9 | / |
| Abu Shaat | 82 | 5 | / |
| Abu Shatt | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abu Sahat | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abu-Shash | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abu Shosh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shayd | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Abu Sad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abu Sia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Soh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shoush | 78 | 291 | / |
| Abu Said | 75 | 14,166 | / |
| Abu Saad | 75 | 2,782 | / |
| Abu Saud | 75 | 1,325 | / |
| Abu Sayd | 75 | 1,081 | / |
| Abou Saa | 75 | 308 | / |
| Abou Sad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sa'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sass | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou Sahaya | 74 | 32 | / |
| Abu Sheheha | 74 | 16 | / |
| Abou Said | 71 | 1,926 | / |
| Abou Saad | 71 | 242 | / |
| Abu Za | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abu Sheid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abou Seih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Saa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Abu Zai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abou Saadh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abu Sop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abou Ssaad | 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 Abu Shah
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