Gulshah Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Gulshah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulshah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1301:247,3324,234
India91:85,229,487684,495
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gulshah (3,244) may also be a first name.

Gulshah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gulshah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gulshah (Hindi: गुलशाह, Marathi: गुलशाह) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulshah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,441,361st most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gulshah live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 125,823rd most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 3,244 people.

The last name Gulshah is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 247,332. In Afghanistan Gulshah is most numerous in: Kabul, where 42 percent live, Nangarhar, where 24 percent live and Badakhshan, where 11 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulshadh931/
Guleshah931/
Gulsha9245/
Gulsah923/
Gulshad861,310/
Gulesha86330/
Gulshay8614/
Gulshat862/
Gulshai861/
Gulshha861/
Gulshaz861/
Gulsa8326/
Gulshaid8024/
Ghulshad807/
Gulshaad806/
Golshahy803/
Guleshad801/
Golsha77640/
Gulesa77130/
Gulsad7781/
Gulsia7732/
Gulcha7719/
Gulsho778/
Golsah777/
Gulzha771/
Guljha771/
Gulsat771/
Guslsa771/
Gulsaid7169/
Golesha7131/
Goulsia7116/
Gulchha715/
Gulsaad713/
Golshai711/
Gulesho711/
Gulessa711/
Guljash711/
Golshay711/
Ngulesa711/
Goulcha711/
Gilesha711/
Gulza67197/
Gulca67185/
Gulja67156/
Golsa6757/
Gulso6751/
Guljasch677/
Guljahat671/
Gulchait671/

Gulshah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulshah in the Hindi language
गुलशाहgulasaha-
Gulshah in the Marathi language
गुलशाहgulasaha50
गुलाबाशहgulabasaha50

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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
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  • 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 Gulshah
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