Shaha Surname
Approximately 65,399 people bear this surname
Shaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 35,867 | 1:4,443 | 407 |
| India | 19,869 | 1:38,606 | 2,725 |
| Pakistan | 4,249 | 1:42,044 | 1,821 |
| Tanzania | 3,145 | 1:16,834 | 2,169 |
| United States | 406 | 1:892,756 | 67,416 |
| Iran | 323 | 1:237,717 | 18,252 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| United Arab Emirates | 187 | 1:48,996 | 4,914 |
| Kenya | 182 | 1:253,736 | 17,193 |
| Malaysia | 153 | 1:192,773 | 11,436 |
| Ukraine | 138 | 1:329,875 | 41,364 |
| Albania | 127 | 1:22,945 | 3,868 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Tajikistan | 19 | 1:441,405 | 3,172 |
| Nepal | 11 | 1:2,589,178 | 9,158 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Maldives | 10 | 1:40,417 | 2,132 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Shahâ (28) are calculated separately.
Shaha (24,802) may also be a first name.
Shaha Demographics
Average Shaha Salary in
United States
$44,815 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaha (Arabic: شاها, Bengali: শাহা, Hindi: शाहा, Marathi: शहा, Oriya: ଶାହା, Tibetan: ཤཱ་ཧཱ་) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Shahâ. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,694th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 111,432 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shaha live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 32,213th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 24,802 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 35,867 people, or 1 in 4,443. Apart from Bangladesh this last name occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.
Shaha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shaha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shaha surname rose 2,137 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shaha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shaha surname are 15.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.37% being registered with the party.
The amount Shaha earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $44,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.14% less than the national average, earning $27,257 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାହା | saha | 91.99 |
| ସାହା | saha | 6.23 |
| ଶହା | saha | 0.89 |
| ଶାହ | saha | 0.3 |
| Shaha in the Marathi language | ||
| शहा | saha | 78.3 |
| शाहा | saha | 9.56 |
| शाह | saha | 8.99 |
| सहा | saha | 0.83 |
| शह | saha | 0.42 |
| साह | saha | 0.08 |
| शहां | saham | 0.05 |
| शहाँ | saham | 0.05 |
| शहॉ | saho | 0.03 |
| शाहान | sahana | 0.03 |
| शहा़ | saha | 0.03 |
| ्शाहा | saha | 0.03 |
| शाहार | sahara | 0.03 |
| खाहा | khaha | 0.02 |
| शाहां | saham | 0.02 |
| शाहाम | sahama | 0.02 |
| शाहॉ | saho | 0.02 |
| ़शहा | saha | 0.02 |
| सह | saha | 0.01 |
| शहर | sahara | 0.01 |
| फह | phaha | 0.01 |
| साहु | sahu | 0.01 |
| शाहू | sahu | 0.01 |
| हाान | haana | 0.01 |
| शाहर् | sahar | 0.01 |
| साहाब | sahaba | 0.01 |
| शाहाक | sahaka | 0.01 |
| सहस | sahasa | 0.01 |
| हाहा | haha | 0.01 |
| साहा | saha | 0.01 |
| शहाना | sahana | 0.01 |
| शाहाँ | saham | 0.01 |
| साहू | sahu | 0.01 |
| शाहॅा | sahea | 0.01 |
| सही | sahi | 0.01 |
| Shaha in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤཱ་ཧཱ་ | shaha | 75 |
| ཤ་ཧ་ | shaha | 25 |
| Shaha in the Bengali language | ||
| শাহা | saha | 65.63 |
| শাহ | saha | 25 |
| সাহা | saha | 3.13 |
| সহরানী | saharani | 3.13 |
| শাহাআলম | saha'alama | 3.13 |
| Shaha in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहा | saha | 54.02 |
| शहा | saha | 29.12 |
| शाह | saha | 14.18 |
| साहा | saha | 0.38 |
| शाहे | sahe | 0.13 |
| शहाना | sahana | 0.13 |
| शाहाना | sahana | 0.13 |
| शह | saha | 0.13 |
| Shaha in the Arabic language | ||
| شاها | shaha | - |
| شاهه | shahh | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shaha
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