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
Average Sh Salary in
Canada
$37,168 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
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) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sh? popularity and diffusion
Sh is the 6,278th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 80,885 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Sh are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sh is also the 36,601st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 20,893 people.
The surname Sh is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 69,666 people, or 1 in 1,898. In Indonesia Sh is most common in: Jakarta, where 21 percent live, North Sumatra, where 15 percent live and Central Java, where 14 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 12 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Sh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency 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 surname is principally 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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