Shaham Surname
Approximately 32,905 people bear this surname
Shaham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 29,227 | 1:6,112 | 539 |
| Oman | 2,611 | 1:1,412 | 203 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| United States | 231 | 1:1,569,086 | 105,843 |
| Palestine | 226 | 1:20,128 | 3,199 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Shaham (7,302) may also be a first name.
Shaham Demographics
Shaham Political Affiliation
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Shaham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaham (Hindi: शाहम, Marathi: शाहम) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaham? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,872nd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 221,472 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shaham reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shaham is also the 75,485th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 7,302 people.
The surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 29,227 people, or 1 in 6,112. In Pakistan Shaham is most common in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside and Sindh, where 0 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Oman, where 8 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent reside.
Shaham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shaham surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% registered with the political party.
Shaham earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.09% more than the national average, earning $53,544 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaham in the Marathi language | ||
| शाहम | sahama | 83.33 |
| शाहाम | sahama | 16.67 |
| Shaham in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहम | sahama | 41.03 |
| शहम | sahama | 30.77 |
| शहाम | sahama | 23.08 |
| शाहाम | sahama | 5.13 |
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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 Shaham
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