Samad Shah Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Samad Shah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samad Shah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Samad Shah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samad Shah (Marathi: समद) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Samad Shah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Samad Shah live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

Samad Shah is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,924,660. In Pakistan Samad Shah is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 83 percent are found, Punjab, where 11 percent are found and Sindh, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samad Shah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samad Shah in the Marathi language
समदsamada-

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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
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