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

The surname Shia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻌﻪ, Hindi: शिा, Oriya: ଶିଅ, Russian: Шиа) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shia click here.

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

The last name Shia is the 190,695^th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,294,551 people. It occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 1,931 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 801,900. In The United States Shia is most prevalent in: California, where 37 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.

Shia Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shia has changed over time. 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 surname is chiefly 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 national average, with 72.28% registered to vote for the 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.