Shais Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Shais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 109 | 1:1,638,935 | 17,168 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Shais (320) may also be a first name.
Shais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shais Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shais (Hindi: शाईस्ता, Marathi: शाईस) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shais? popularity and diffusion
Shais is the 1,415,499th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. Shais is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shais are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shais is also the 490,671st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 320 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 1,638,935. In Pakistan Shais is mostly found in: Punjab, where 60 percent reside, Sindh, where 22 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside. Not including Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 13 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.
Shais Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shais has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shais surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shais Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shais in the Marathi language | ||
| शाईस | sa'isa | 75 |
| सै | sai | 8.33 |
| शैस | saisa | 8.33 |
| शाइस | sa'isa | 8.33 |
| Shais in the Hindi language | ||
| शाईस्ता | sa'ista | 26.92 |
| शैस | saisa | 23.08 |
| शाइस्ता | sa'ista | 11.54 |
| शाइस | sa'isa | 7.69 |
| शईस | sa'isa | 7.69 |
| शाईस | sa'isa | 7.69 |
| शाइस् | sa'is | 3.85 |
| शाईस् | sa'is | 3.85 |
| शैस् | sais | 3.85 |
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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 Shais
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