Shajah Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Shajah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shajah (260) may also be a first name.
Shajah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shajah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shajah (Hindi: शाजाह, Marathi: शाहजान) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shajah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shajah is the 1,806,862nd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Shajah reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 552,051st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 260 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 23,970,793. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 34 percent reside, Assam, where 31 percent reside and Telangana, where 22 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 30 percent reside and Liberia, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shajah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shajah in the Hindi language | ||
| शाजाह | sajaha | 62.5 |
| शजाह | sajaha | 12.5 |
| शाहजहां | sahajaham | 12.5 |
| शाजहा | sajaha | 12.5 |
| Shajah in the Marathi language | ||
| शाहजान | sahajana | 25 |
| शाजाह | sajaha | 25 |
| शहाजन | sahajana | 25 |
| शनह | sanaha | 25 |
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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 Shajah
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