Al-Shah Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Al-Shah Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Shah.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Shah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178

Al-Shah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al-Shah is found most in Iran. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Al-Shah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Shah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Shah reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,041,185. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 47 percent live, Mazandaran Province, where 42 percent live and Ardabil Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Iran Al-Shah is found in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 10 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
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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 Al-Shah
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