Adel Shah Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Adel Shah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adel Shah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Adel Shah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adel Shah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Adel Shah is found most in Afghanistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adel Shah.

How Common Is The Last Name Adel Shah? popularity and diffusion

Adel Shah is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Adel Shah live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Adel Shah is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,019,148. In Afghanistan Adel Shah is primarily concentrated in: Balkh, where 50 percent live, Kabul, where 25 percent live and Kunduz, where 13 percent live. Beside Afghanistan Adel Shah exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 11 percent live.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Adel Shah
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