Sh Surname
Approximately 90,098 people bear this surname
Sh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 69,666 | 1:1,898 | 218 |
| Egypt | 10,739 | 1:8,561 | 1,047 |
| India | 4,486 | 1:170,991 | 10,566 |
| Somalia | 1,667 | 1:8,070 | 618 |
| Iran | 1,424 | 1:53,920 | 5,931 |
| Malaysia | 1,058 | 1:27,877 | 2,439 |
| United Arab Emirates | 510 | 1:17,965 | 2,136 |
| Somaliland | 210 | 1:16,668 | 804 |
| Taiwan | 109 | 1:215,089 | 1,834 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Syria | 28 | 1:689,322 | 5,843 |
| Yemen | 25 | 1:1,057,012 | 11,599 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Sh (20,893) may also be a first name.
Sh Demographics
Sh Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Sh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sh (Bengali: স্হ্, Hindi: श्, Marathi: शाह, Oriya: ଶ, Russian: Шь) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sh is the 6,278th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 80,885 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Sh live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 36,601st most frequent first name globally, held by 20,893 people.
It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 69,666 people, or 1 in 1,898. In Indonesia Sh is primarily found in: Jakarta, where 21 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 15 percent reside and Central Java, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 12 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Sh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sh has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sh surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sh surname is primarily Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.
Sh earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 25.19% less than the national average, earning $37,168 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| She | 80 | 406,704 | / |
| Shh | 80 | 2,136 | / |
| Sch | 80 | 908 | / |
| Shp | 80 | 505 | / |
| Ssh | 80 | 405 | / |
| Shs | 80 | 346 | / |
| Hsh | 80 | 258 | / |
| Shd | 80 | 205 | / |
| Sph | 80 | 37 | / |
| Sht | 80 | 36 | / |
| Shz | 80 | 27 | / |
| Shj | 80 | 20 | / |
| Sdh | 80 | 18 | / |
| Sjh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jsh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Zsh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Szh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sxh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shx | 80 | 3 | / |
| Xsh | 80 | 2 | / |
| S | 67 | 12,076 | / |
| Shsh | 67 | 995 | / |
| Shsp | 67 | 102 | / |
| Sæth | 67 | 65 | / |
| Sőth | 67 | 44 | / |
| Shst | 67 | 37 | / |
| Shth | 67 | 32 | / |
| Shhe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hssh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shdh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hhsh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hsth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hshh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shsd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shjj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hshs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shhz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shrz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shdd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sjhs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shtt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zsch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shbp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hshe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sshp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shjh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jshd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jshp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Østh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shïṿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Søht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sdjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shxh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shxx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shxz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shzj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shjx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sshh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sshj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sshx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sszh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sthh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zszh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xzsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xxsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xshj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xsxh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jxsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jzsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jshz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jszh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hshp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hxsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hzsh | 67 | 1 | / |
Sh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sh in the Bengali language | ||
| স্হ্ | s'h | - |
| Sh in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶ | sa | - |
| Sh in the Marathi language | ||
| शाह | saha | - |
| Sh in the Hindi language | ||
| श् | s | 12.83 |
| श्याम | syama | 12.4 |
| श्वेता | sveta | 10.01 |
| श्यामलाल | syamalala | 6.57 |
| दानिश | danisa | 5.95 |
| शर्मा | sarma | 5.22 |
| श्यामा | syama | 4.79 |
| शे | se | 4.17 |
| गुप्ता | gupta | 3.74 |
| दानि | dani | 3.38 |
| रावत | ravata | 2.89 |
| कुमार | kumara | 2.03 |
| Sh in the Russian language | ||
| Шь | s | - |
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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 Sh
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