Shah Mohammad Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shah Mohammad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shah Mohammad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan4471:71,9312,142
India161:47,941,586492,263
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Shah Mohammad (46) may also be a first name.

Shah Mohammad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shah Mohammad (Marathi: मोहमद) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shah Mohammad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 646,966th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shah Mohammad are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 71,931. In Afghanistan Shah Mohammad is mostly found in: Kabul, where 29 percent are found, Balkh, where 20 percent are found and Herat, where 6 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shah Mohammad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shah Mohammad in the Marathi language
मोहमदmohamada66.67
मोहंमदmohammada33.33

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