Ibn Shah Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ibn Shah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ibn Shah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Ibn Shah (29) may also be a first name.

Ibn Shah Last Name Facts

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

Ibn Shah occurs most in Pakistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ibn Shah.

How Common Is The Last Name Ibn Shah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ibn Shah is the 3,017,195th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Ibn Shah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 131 percent of Ibn Shah are found; 131 percent are found in South Asia and 131 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

Ibn Shah is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,253,426. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 50 percent reside, Balochistan, where 33 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 17 percent reside. Barring Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 29 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
ibn Shaha941/
Ibn Sa8626/
ibn Shaid821/
Ibn Saj803/
Ibn Sai801/
ibn Said7596/
Ibn Sass7525/
ibn Saud7525/
ibn Saad758/
Ibn Za7117/
Ibn-Said636/

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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 Ibn Shah
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