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Where Does The Last Name Shia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻌﻪ, Hindi: शिा, Oriya: ଶିଅ, Russian: Шиа) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Shia is the 190,695^th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,294,551 people. The last name Shia is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Shia are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shia is also the 172,670^th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 1,931 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 452 people, or 1 in 801,900. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 37 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent reside and Iran, where 10 percent reside.

Shia Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shia surname expanded 3,477 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Shia are 19.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Shia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.96% less than the national average, earning R 47,628 per year; in United States they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $49,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $50,606 CAD per year.