Shahaj Surname
Approximately 1,153 people bear this surname
Shahaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 968 | 1:3,010 | 540 |
| Greece | 119 | 1:93,107 | 15,707 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shahaj (518) may also be a first name.
Shahaj Demographics
Average Shahaj Salary in
United States
$37,675 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shahaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahaj (Hindi: शहज, Marathi: शहाज) is held by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 323,367th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,320,508 people. The last name Shahaj is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Shahaj live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in Albano-Europe. Shahaj is also the 371,231st most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 518 people.
The surname is most frequent in Albania, where it is held by 968 people, or 1 in 3,010. In Albania it is mostly found in: Fier County, where 50 percent live, Vlorë County, where 21 percent live and Kukës County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Albania this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 10 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Shahaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shahaj last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.
Shahaj earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahaj in the Marathi language | ||
| शहाज | sahaja | 58.97 |
| शहज | sahaja | 12.82 |
| शाहज | sahaja | 7.69 |
| शहाजी | sahaji | 5.13 |
| िसराज | isaraja | 2.56 |
| शहानी | sahani | 2.56 |
| शैकज | saikaja | 2.56 |
| शाहाज | sahaja | 2.56 |
| शहनाज | sahanaja | 2.56 |
| शाह | saha | 2.56 |
| Shahaj in the Hindi language | ||
| शहज | sahaja | 47.22 |
| शाहज | sahaja | 22.22 |
| शहाज | sahaja | 18.06 |
| शाहजहा | sahajaha | 2.78 |
| शहजादी | sahajadi | 2.78 |
| शहजादा | sahajada | 1.39 |
| शाहाज | sahaja | 1.39 |
| शाहजहॉ | sahajaho | 1.39 |
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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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- 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 Shahaj
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