Shahay Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Shahay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 135 | 1:5,681,966 | 136,010 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Shahay (23) may also be a first name.
Shahay Demographics
Average Shahay Salary in
United States
$68,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Shahay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahay (Hindi: शहाय, Marathi: शाहाय, Oriya: ଶହାୟ) is found most in India. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shahay is the 1,428,594th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Shahay live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shahay is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 23 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 5,681,966. In India Shahay is most frequent in: Bihar, where 27 percent reside, Delhi, where 24 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.
Shahay Last Name Statistics demography
Shahay earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.62% more than the national average, earning $68,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶହାୟ | sahaya | - |
| Shahay in the Hindi language | ||
| शहाय | sahaya | 61.11 |
| शाहय | sahaya | 19.44 |
| सहाय | sahaya | 13.89 |
| शहय | sahaya | 2.78 |
| सहॉंय | sahonya | 2.78 |
| Shahay in the Marathi language | ||
| शाहाय | sahaya | 57.14 |
| शहाय | sahaya | 42.86 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Shahay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis