Shag Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Shag Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Shag (341) may also be a first name.
Shag Demographics
Average Shag Salary in
United States
$54,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shag Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shag Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shag (Hindi: शाह, Marathi: शाग, Oriya: ଶଗ, Russian: Шаг) occurs most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shag? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shag is the 1,817,111th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. Shag occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Shag live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 472,872nd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 341 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 13,697,596. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 43 percent reside, Bihar, where 14 percent reside and Telangana, where 14 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Shag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shag has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shag last name decreased 61 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shag Last Name Statistics demography
Shag earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shag Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shag in the Marathi language | ||
| शाग | saga | 85.71 |
| शग | saga | 14.29 |
| Shag in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଗ | saga | 75 |
| ଶାଗ | saga | 25 |
| Shag in the Hindi language | ||
| शाह | saha | 66.67 |
| शाग | saga | 33.33 |
| Shag in the Russian language | ||
| Шаг | sag | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Shag
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