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
Average Shaham Salary in
United States
$53,544 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shaham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaham (Hindi: शाहम, Marathi: शाहम) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,872nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 221,472 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shaham are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 75,485th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 7,302 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 29,227 people, or 1 in 6,112. In Pakistan Shaham is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent live and Sindh, where 0 percent live. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 8 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent live.
Shaham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shaham last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.95% being 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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