Shagha Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Shagha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shagha (109) may also be a first name.
Shagha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shagha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shagha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ, Hindi: शघा, Marathi: शघा) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shagha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Shagha are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shagha is also the 900,062nd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 109 people.
The last name Shagha is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,572,576. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Paktia, where 22 percent live, Baghlan, where 11 percent live and Ghazni, where 11 percent live. Excluding Afghanistan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shagha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shagha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | - |
| Shagha in the Hindi language | ||
| शघा | sagha | 71.43 |
| शाघा | sagha | 14.29 |
| शाहजंहा | sahajanha | 14.29 |
| Shagha in the Marathi language | ||
| शघा | sagha | 66.67 |
| शाघा | sagha | 33.33 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Shagha
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis