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
The last name Shayah (Hindi: सहाय) is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shayah is the 1,058,336th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Shayah live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Shayah is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 40 people.
The surname is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Outside of Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common 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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