Shalah Surname
Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname
Shalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 495 | 1:9,190 | 1,876 |
| Lebanon | 387 | 1:14,566 | 2,002 |
| Iraq | 314 | 1:111,534 | 3,223 |
| Jordan | 217 | 1:40,749 | 4,514 |
| Syria | 99 | 1:194,960 | 3,981 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shalah (2,906) may also be a first name.
Shalah Demographics
Shalah Political Affiliation
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Shalah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shalah (Hindi: शालह, Marathi: सालेध, Oriya: ଶାଲହ) occurs more in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shalah is the 240,293rd most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,376,904 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shalah are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 134,732nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 2,906 people.
Shalah is most frequently occurring in Palestine, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 9,190. In Palestine it is primarily found in: North Gaza Governorate, where 87 percent reside, Gaza Governorate, where 7 percent reside and Tulkarm Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Barring Palestine it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 23 percent reside and Iraq, where 19 percent reside.
Shalah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shalah last name is principally Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Shalah are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Shalah earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 147.69% more than the national average, earning $106,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalah in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାଲହ | salaha | - |
| Shalah in the Marathi language | ||
| सालेध | saledha | - |
| Shalah in the Hindi language | ||
| शालह | salaha | 50 |
| शलाह | salaha | 50 |
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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 Shalah
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