Ah Surname

35,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belize

Ah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,4711:118,5397,702
Egypt2,9901:30,7483,327
Pakistan2,1381:83,5572,841
Vietnam1,2121:76,441635
Malaysia4861:60,6884,559
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Ivory Coast3161:73,0104,056
Cambodia1711:90,5682,311
Turkey1371:568,04031,077
Belize1081:3,291660
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Taiwan521:450,8603,427
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Algeria321:1,207,23642,580
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Jordan231:384,45412,008
England211:2,653,24194,788
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3401:147,70213,751

Ah (47,749) may also be a first name.

Ah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ah (Arabic: هـ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺡ, Hindi: अह) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ah is the 35,557th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 490,447 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Ah live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ah is also the 19,217th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 47,749 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 6,471 people, or 1 in 118,539. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 85 percent reside, Assam, where 5 percent reside and West Bengal, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.

Ah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ah has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ah last name rose 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.22% less than the national average, earning R 27,996 per year and in Canada they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $47,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ash8068,185/
Aha806,557/
Ach803,389/
Ahu801,917/
Hah801,741/
Aah801,574/
Aih80568/
Adh80473/
Aph80221/
Ayh80176/
Auh80172/
Ahy80156/
Ahj8028/
Ajh8021/
Ahh8019/
Ahá801/
A67309,237/
Aich6734,707/
Hash6715,603/
Haah679,628/
Haha677,340/
Hach675,179/
Aish673,781/
Ahaa673,439/
Auch673,174/
Eash672,335/
Atch671,448/
Ahei671,299/
Ahey671,011/
Aidh67551/
Ahai67481/
Ahah67458/
Ahii67417/
Ahyi67411/
Atsh67349/
Aash67327/
Acht67305/
Aych67234/
Ahay67223/
Aach67209/
Azth67142/
Aush67141/
Ahau67136/
Aïha67114/
Ľach6798/
Hahu6783/
Adch6782/
Ashd6779/
Gaih6772/
Aysh6767/
Asht6763/
Audh6759/
Hauh6743/
Aaha6741/
Hadh6735/
Aïch6734/
Asph6732/
Haih6730/
Aths6730/
Assh6722/
Gayh6721/
Hahy6721/
Ahhj6719/
Adsh6717/
Ahaj6716/
Hayh6715/
Aheu6715/
Aadh6712/
Addh679/
Ajdh679/
Each678/
Achh676/
Ajch676/
Ayhz676/
Ahyd675/
Auph675/
Ashh675/
Aahu674/
Aiph674/
Hahh674/
Eaph674/
Ashs673/
Ahiy673/
Ahyh673/
Aaih673/
Aïhe673/
Ahzz673/
Ahís673/
Aihd673/
Ahhp673/
Eahd673/
Ahij672/
Auhd672/
Haph672/
Achd672/
Eadh672/
D'Ah672/
Ahhy672/
Azsh672/
Gahj672/
Hahj672/
Ayhd672/
Eahh672/
Ahzs672/
Ajht672/
Achp672/
Athz671/
Ahts671/
Aijh671/
Apph671/
Ahch671/
Ňach671/
Gahï671/
Ahïd671/
Açhû671/
Athh671/
Aydh671/
Aahh671/
Aihj671/
Ahhh671/
Aahj671/
Aaht671/
Aahy671/
Aajh671/
Aaah671/
Abhp671/
Ajph671/
Ahjz671/
Ahdd671/
Ahds671/
Ahpf671/
Ahph671/
Ahsp671/
Ahyt671/
Ahzt671/
Ahst671/
Ahtt671/
Ahtz671/
Ah H671/
Ajhz671/
Aiht671/
Eahp671/
Ayjh671/
Auhj671/
Auhp671/
Auyh671/
Atph671/
Hajh671/
Auhy670/

Ah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺡah-
Ah in the Hindi language
अहaha98.05
Ah in the Arabic language
هـh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ah
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