Shanh Surname
Approximately 597 people bear this surname
Shanh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| India | 241 | 1:3,182,844 | 93,477 |
| Iran | 51 | 1:1,505,540 | 59,762 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Shanh (568) may also be a first name.
Shanh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanh (Arabic: سهانه, Hindi: शांह, Marathi: शांह, Oriya: ଶଂହ) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shanh is the 538,780th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,206,945 people. The surname Shanh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Shanh live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 351,990th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 568 people.
Shanh is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Apart from Egypt this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 40 percent live and Iran, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanh in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଂହ | sanha | - |
| Shanh in the Marathi language | ||
| शांह | sanha | - |
| Shanh in the Hindi language | ||
| शांह | sanha | 92.59 |
| शंह | sanha | 4.32 |
| शन्ह | sanha | 0.62 |
| शान्ह | sanha | 0.62 |
| Shanh in the Arabic language | ||
| سهانه | shanh | - |
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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 Shanh
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