Shahs Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Shahs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shahs (38) may also be a first name.
Shahs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahs (Marathi: शहा) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahs? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shahs is the 2,460,878th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shahs are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 38 people.
The surname Shahs is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,656,311. In Iran it is most numerous in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 57 percent live and Tehran Province, where 43 percent live. Besides Iran Shahs is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent live and Afghanistan, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahs in the Marathi language | ||
| शहा | saha | 33.33 |
| शाह | saha | 33.33 |
| शह | saha | 16.67 |
| सहस | sahasa | 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
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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 Shahs
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