Shaghas Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Shaghas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 78 | 1:412,220 | 5,695 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Shaghas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaghas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaghas occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaghas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,091,648th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shaghas are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Shaghas is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 412,220. In Afghanistan Shaghas is primarily found in: Helmand, where 38 percent reside, Kabul, where 23 percent reside and Kapisa, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Shaghas
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