Sha Surname

965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China415,4931:3,291178
India69,2011:11,085918
Pakistan14,7721:12,093841
Bangladesh10,7241:14,8601,142
Sri Lanka4,9701:4,187607
Russia4,9421:29,1634,027
United Arab Emirates4,7171:1,942239
Nigeria4,2211:41,9673,315
Egypt3,0201:30,4423,307
Myanmar2,2311:23,280441
Singapore1,9901:2,768242
United States1,9721:183,80318,329
Malaysia1,9491:15,1331,518
Hong Kong1,5181:4,832234
Taiwan1,2741:18,402271
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Iran1,0861:70,7027,394
Thailand8601:82,13811,165
Japan8301:154,0297,784
Kuwait6461:5,883808
Oman5071:7,2741,019
South Africa4801:112,87013,557
Afghanistan4561:70,5112,123
Qatar3121:7,558823
Canada2881:127,93613,339
Bahrain2791:4,834873
Belarus1931:49,2288,412
Vietnam1711:541,7901,500
England1651:337,68524,727
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Kazakhstan1431:123,65413,004
Turkmenistan1111:49,451925
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Philippines901:1,124,86991,280
Iraq731:479,7498,022
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
France411:1,620,066149,911
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Moldova321:111,29312,952
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Libya251:249,7591,033
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Transnistria241:19,7793,514
Israel231:372,07130,321
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Guam161:10,0081,526
American Samoa141:3,983910
Nepal141:2,034,3548,267
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Armenia121:244,1826,167
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Jordan101:884,24415,916
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Maldives61:67,3622,983
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Albania51:582,81119,572
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

The alternate forms: Shá (2), Shā (2), Šha (1) & Shà (1) are calculated separately.

Sha (620,289) may also be a first name.

Sha Last Name Facts

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

Sha (Arabic: شا, Bengali: শা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺎ, Hindi: शा, Oriya: ସା, Russian: Ша, Tibetan: ཤཱ་) occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Shá, Shā, Šha or Shà. For other potential spellings of Sha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 965th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 13,204 people. The last name Sha is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sha live; 76 percent live in East Asia and 76 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,587th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 620,289 people.

This last name is most commonly held in China, where it is borne by 415,493 people, or 1 in 3,291. Aside from China this surname exists in 130 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Sha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sha has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,915 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sha last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (96%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sha surname are 2.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning R 244,488 per year; in United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $54,717 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shá892/
Shā892/
Šha891/
Shà891/
Shah865,123,665/
Saha862,826,701/
Shea8663,797/
Shad8642,445/
Shai8622,638/
Shay8618,206/
Shau864,802/
Shaa864,234/
Shat862,931/
Shoa862,666/
Shaz861,144/
Shha86916/
Shaj86715/
Shas86685/
Shap86455/
Scha86126/
Sáha8622/
Ssha8621/
Shga8616/
Shza8616/
Hsha8613/
Shsa866/
Séha866/
Sjha863/
Ïsha861/
Sa80375,265/
Sahay75109,986/
Shaha7565,399/
Shahu7550,752/
Shaya7527,978/
Shaad7517,254/
Shaat7511,988/
Sahai759,613/
Shaia759,524/
Shash756,547/
Shaid756,387/
Sahaa755,551/
Shead753,803/
Schau753,741/
Shats752,970/
Shaja752,645/
Sahah752,072/
Sahaj751,483/
Souha751,122/
Shaai75895/
Schaa75848/
Shahy75761/
Shadd75743/
Shaah75731/
Shaaz75647/
Sahau75597/
Shadt75548/
Shaud75470/
Shait75466/
Shaut75450/
Schai75354/
Sheat75282/
Sheea75275/
Schay75268/
Hshah75245/
Shadh75227/
Shast75211/
Shays75209/
Hshad75184/
Shais75153/
Shaih75145/
Shach75131/
Shahh75128/
Shapp75126/
Shhat75124/
Schea75122/
Saaha75109/
Shhad75104/
Shatt75101/
Shhah75101/
Szuha7573/
Shayd7572/
Shaup7567/
Shaip7557/
Sshah7540/
Shaaa7540/
Shaus7538/
Sheap7534/
Schah7533/
Shaiz7532/
Shahâ7528/
Shaap7526/
Shajh7524/
Shcha7523/
Shayz7522/
Shahj7519/
Shsha7518/
Shiea7517/
Shaij7515/
Shauh7515/
Shaić7515/
Ssaha7512/
Sjhah7511/
Schaj7511/
Shhaa7510/
Shayt759/
Shaas759/
Schoa759/
Shaiy758/
Suuha756/
Shauy756/
Shauu756/
Zshah755/
Shgah755/
Suhha755/
Shasd755/
Shass754/
Shhay754/
Shaŵa754/
Shazz754/
Shhai754/
Hshap754/
Jshaa753/
Shaph753/
Shzah753/
Shatd753/
Sha'a753/
Sh'aa752/
Shaaj752/
Sahač752/
Hssha752/
Shgai752/
Shsia752/
Shayh752/
Sheas751/
Hsaha751/
Hsjha751/
Shaay751/
Shayj751/
Sheae751/
Sheaz751/
Szhau751/
Shasp751/
Sxhah751/
Hshas751/
Hshsa751/
Shatp751/
Sha'e751/
Shhas751/
Shooa751/
Sahaı751/
Shxai751/
Shsad751/
Shu'a751/
Shgaa751/
Shhap751/
Shadz751/
Shauz750/
Shapf750/
Shads750/
Sshea750/
Shi6711,390,893/
Sah674,602,000/
Cha67936,167/
Sih67735,461/
She67406,704/
Sai67336,260/
Sau67266,328/
Say67173,035/
Sat67127,112/
Sia6782,422/
Sad6761,037/
Soh6750,750/
Soa6737,917/
Sas6736,226/
Sea6729,136/
Saa6722,852/
Sho6715,498/
Seh6712,430/
Sap6711,743/
Saz678,907/
Sağ678,530/
Saj674,281/
Shy673,300/
Sheats671,899/
Shaish671,524/
Saç671,392/
Shahaj671,153/
Zschau671,002/
Shahai67818/
Sahaai67743/
Schauß67610/
Saï67568/
Schauz67469/
Scheau67468/
Schaup67417/
Shaova67402/
Shaahu67387/
Shatts67364/
Schats67325/
Sahaja67318/
Siahay67313/
Siahah67284/
Sheach67221/
Syhova67193/
Shaydt67188/
Shaaya67186/
Ssa67186/
Schaay67158/
Shahay67151/
Sheads67120/
Hsa67113/
Shaaha67112/
Syh67107/
Schaat67103/
Shahaa6799/
Saî6784/
Siahaa6781/
Sihova6774/
Saá6769/
Shaash6769/
Hza6768/
Schaja6767/
Xha6764/
Shaihd6763/
Shahah6760/
Shouha6755/
Schaia6750/
Schatp6747/
Sga6744/
Shaich6743/
Shhaid6742/
Schaya6741/
Sja6740/
Shaist6740/
Suhaja6736/
Sehaja6736/
Shaidt6734/
Schead6732/
Shaush6731/
Jsa6731/
Shchas6731/
Shasht6730/
Sahaay6729/
Shaaid6729/
Schapf6725/
Sahahu6724/
Shaggi6722/
Shahij6721/
Shj6720/
Shaais6717/
Szahaj6716/
Shaaia6715/
Sza6715/
Shaaye6715/
Shaaie6715/
Sać6715/
Shahey6714/
Shaadh6712/
Shauss6712/
Sahayz6711/
Sheapp6711/
Sahaha6711/
Sahahe6711/
Shaidh6711/
Shchap6711/
Sáa6710/
Shchaz6710/
Sehova679/
Geesha679/
Shacht679/
Shahei679/
Shauch678/
Shahau678/
Shhadt678/
Schaht678/
Åsa678/
Shashs677/
Shaths677/
Sheatt677/
Sahajh677/
Sahaah677/
Shayts676/
Shaadt676/
Xsa676/
Súa676/
Sihowa676/
Shautt675/
Shaiph675/
Shaudh675/
Sha'at675/
Séa675/
Shí675/
Saà675/
Shaysh675/
Sxa675/
Sahays674/
Shashh674/
Shahyd674/
Sáh674/
Saahah674/
Shaudd674/
Sshahd674/
Saahaa673/
Ssahay673/
Shaddh673/
Sheash673/
Shaihh673/
Saahay673/
Hshash673/
Shautz673/
Sahaaj673/
Shaaat673/
Sa'aha673/
Shgaih672/
Shhaha672/
Shaijh672/
Schaai672/
Schadz672/
Sahajd672/
Shshay672/
Shaidz672/
Shaaja672/
Shahii672/
Shaiss672/
Saã672/
Shê672/
Shshad672/
Shchaa672/
Saí672/
Schatd672/
Shaaaa672/
Sheaup672/
Shchai672/
Shaast672/
Sheadd671/
Shaupp671/
Sahayd671/
Zschah671/
Schahs671/
Schaip671/
Schayz671/
Scheas671/
Schiea671/
Shsaha671/
Shshaa671/
Shshas671/
Shshat671/
Sheova671/
Shatsh671/
Shatth671/
Shauds671/
Shauhs671/
Shault671/
Shauts671/
Shahpp671/
Shaije671/
Shajhs671/
Sha'aa671/
Shaaiz671/
Shaasz671/
Shachh671/
Shahhu671/
Shaahy671/
Shhaya671/
Shoaja671/
Séh671/
Sha'ah671/
Hshaid671/
Ïshaya671/
Shaujh671/
Shattz671/
Shaads671/
Shaddz671/
Shaihj671/
Shhadh671/
Shheas671/
Shchad671/
Shchat671/
Shé671/
Sahahy671/
Saaaha671/
Schasz671/
Scheap671/
Schaij671/
Schabp671/
Saë671/
Sač671/
Sàa671/
Sùa671/
Rzsaha671/
Sha'ai671/
Sehaia671/
Shgaya671/
Sahatp671/
Scheea671/
Schaah671/
Shhath671/
Shadth671/
Sha'ad671/
Shahch671/
Shahyy671/
Shahzt671/
Shahhs671/
Shah's671/
Shahst671/
Shaowa671/
Shaizz671/
Shajjd671/
Shajsd671/
Sôh671/
Zshahd671/
Hxa671/
Hzseha671/
Shaust670/
Sheahe670/
Scheat670/
Scheha670/
Sheasp670/
Shaudt670/
Sheass670/
Shaitt670/
Schaha670/

Sha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺷﺎasha-
Sha in the Bengali language
শাsa97.73
শাহsaha2.27
Sha in the Tibetan language
ཤཱ་sha80.11
ཤ་sha10.8
ཤཱsha3.41
ཤར་shar2.84
ས་sa1.14
ས་ཧ་saha0.57
ཤྷ་shha0.57
ཤཱ།sha0.57
Sha in the Oriya language
ସାsa78.31
ଶାsa10.15
sa2.24
sa2.03
Sha in the Hindi language
शाsa51.5
निशाnisa36.4
षाsa6.85
ऊषाusa1.61
Sha in the Russian language
Шаsa-
Sha in the Arabic language
شاsha-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sha
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