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Where Does The Last Name Chah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻩ, Hindi: चाह, Marathi: चाह, Oriya: ଚହ) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 63,649^th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 925,991 people. Chah occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Chah live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Chah is also the 185,111^th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 1,720 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 4,122 people, or 1 in 18,627. In Iran Chah is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 20 percent are found, Bushehr Province, where 18 percent are found and Yazd Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Iran this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 18 percent are found.

Chah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chah last name expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chah Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Chah surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

Chah earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.43% more than the national average, earning $54,554 USD per year.