Shahta Surname
Approximately 843 people bear this surname
Shahta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 426 | 1:180,241 | 14,989 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Shahta (261) may also be a first name.
Shahta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahta (Hindi: शहता) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 413,383rd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Shahta are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 550,922nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 261 people.
Shahta is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 180,241. In Iran Shahta is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 24 percent are found, South Khorasan Province, where 21 percent are found and Ardabil Province, where 17 percent are found. Barring Iran it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 43 percent are found and Iraq, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahta in the Hindi language | ||
| शहता | sahata | - |
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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 Shahta
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