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Where Does The Last Name Shah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shah (Arabic: شه, Bengali: শাহ, Hindi: शाह, Marathi: शाह, Oriya: ସାହା, Tibetan: ཤཱ་) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Sháh or Shăh. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 111^th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,422 people. The surname Shah occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shah are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shah is also the 799^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,082,783 people.

The surname Shah is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3,150,840 people, or 1 in 57. In Pakistan Shah is mostly found in: Punjab, where 39 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 35 percent reside and Sindh, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan Shah is found in 180 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 5 percent reside.

Shah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shah surname grew 2,610,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,340,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shah surname is principally Muslim (88%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Syriac Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shah last name are 3.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 61.57% less than the national average, earning €11,541 per year; in Norway they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning 315,666 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.87% more than the national average, earning R 332,388 per year; in United States they earn 31.07% more than the national average, earning $56,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $54,499 CAD per year.