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
The last name Sh (Bengali: স্হ্, Hindi: श्, Marathi: शाह, Oriya: ଶ, Russian: Шь) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,278th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 80,885 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Sh reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sh is also the 36,601st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 20,893 people.
The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 69,666 people, or 1 in 1,898. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Jakarta, where 21 percent live, North Sumatra, where 15 percent live and Central Java, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 12 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Sh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sh last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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