Alshah Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Alshah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Alshah (40) may also be a first name.
Alshah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alshah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alshah (Marathi: शाह) is found most in Pakistan. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alshah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,352,516th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Alshah are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Alshah is also the 1,614,485th most widely held given name globally, borne by 40 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,413,451. In Pakistan Alshah is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 94 percent live, Punjab, where 3 percent live and Sindh, where 3 percent live. Aside from Pakistan Alshah is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 17 percent live and Qatar, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alshah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alshah in the Marathi language | ||
| शाह | saha | - |
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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 Alshah
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