Shahaya Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shahaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shahaya (67) may also be a first name.
Shahaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahaya (Hindi: शहाय, Oriya: ଶାହାୟା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Shahaya are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 67 people.
Shahaya is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Shahaya is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 83 percent reside, Bihar, where 8 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 8 percent reside. Outside of India Shahaya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାହାୟା | sahaya | - |
| Shahaya in the Hindi language | ||
| शहाय | sahaya | 46.67 |
| शाहया | sahaya | 26.67 |
| शहया | sahaya | 13.33 |
| शाहय | sahaya | 6.67 |
| षहाय | sahaya | 6.67 |
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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 Shahaya
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