Shanshah Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Shanshah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 72 | 1:2,481,165 | 21,781 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Iran | 34 | 1:2,258,310 | 76,749 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Shanshah (388) may also be a first name.
Shanshah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanshah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanshah (Hindi: शंशाह, Marathi: शानशाह) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shanshah.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanshah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,333,288th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shanshah reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 439,750th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 388 people.
The last name Shanshah is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,481,165. In Pakistan Shanshah is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live, Sindh, where 29 percent live and Punjab, where 19 percent live. Apart from Pakistan Shanshah exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanshah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanshah in the Marathi language | ||
| शानशाह | sanasaha | 40 |
| शनशाह | sanasaha | 40 |
| शहंशाह | sahansaha | 20 |
| Shanshah in the Hindi language | ||
| शंशाह | sansaha | 24.32 |
| शानशाह | sanasaha | 21.62 |
| शहंशाह | sahansaha | 18.92 |
| शहनशाह | sahanasaha | 16.22 |
| शंहशाह | sanhasaha | 5.41 |
| शनशाह | sanasaha | 5.41 |
| शांशाह | sansaha | 2.7 |
| शाहनशाह | sahanasaha | 2.7 |
| शान्शाह | sansaha | 2.7 |
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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 Shanshah
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