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
The last name Shahj (Hindi: शाहज) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shahj is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahj are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 35 people.
This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,924,660. In Pakistan Shahj is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 61 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 22 percent are found and Sindh, where 11 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found.
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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