Al Shah Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Al Shah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| Syria | 38 | 1:507,922 | 5,264 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al Shah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Shah is found most in Pakistan. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,955,159th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. Al Shah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shah are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Al Shah is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,721,748. In Pakistan Al Shah is most frequent in: Sindh, where 42 percent reside, Punjab, where 35 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Al Shah occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 42 percent reside and Yemen, 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
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