Al-Shaya Surname
Approximately 767 people bear this surname
Al-Shaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Al-Shaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Shaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Shaya is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Al-Shaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Shaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 444,963rd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. The surname Al-Shaya is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Al-Shaya are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 676 people, or 1 in 45,645. Apart from Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 10 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Al-Shaya
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