Ghulam Shah Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Ghulam Shah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 56 | 1:574,164 | 6,873 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
Ghulam Shah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghulam Shah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghulam Shah occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghulam Shah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,047,559th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Ghulam Shah is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghulam Shah are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 574,164. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Ghazni, where 32 percent live, Herat, where 13 percent live and Kabul, where 13 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulam Shah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gulamshah | 90 | 2 | / |
| Ghlamshah | 90 | 1 | / |
| Gholamshah | 86 | 13 | / |
| Gulamsha | 84 | 2 | / |
| Golama Shah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Qalam Shah | 76 | 16 | / |
| Kalam Shah | 76 | 15 | / |
| Gulaam She | 76 | 1 | / |
| Khalim Shah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khalem Shah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khail M Shah | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kalam Sha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Qalamishah | 67 | 50 | / |
| Glamsch | 67 | 34 | / |
| Qlmshah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kalamashah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glamish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gulmesh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ghulam Shah
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