Shahj Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Shahj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shahj (35) may also be a first name.
Shahj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahj (Hindi: शाहज) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Shahj is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahj live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shahj is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 35 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,924,660. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 61 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 22 percent live and Sindh, where 11 percent live. Barring Pakistan it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahj in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहज | sahaja | 66.67 |
| शाज | saja | 16.67 |
| शाहजहां | sahajaham | 16.67 |
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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
- 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 Shahj
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