Shayah Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Shayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shayah (40) may also be a first name.
Shayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shayah (Hindi: सहाय) is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,058,336th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Shayah live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 40 people.
The surname Shayah is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Not including Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 4 percent live and Syria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shayah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shayah in the Hindi language | ||
| सहाय | sahaya | - |
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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 Shayah
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