Shias Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Shias Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 49 | 1:1,566,990 | 61,347 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 1:1,290,596 | 5,991 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Shias (98) may also be a first name.
Shias Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shias Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shias is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shias? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,237,939th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Shias occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shias live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 956,749th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 98 people.
The surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,566,990. In Iran Shias is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 59 percent reside, Lorestan Province, where 20 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Iran it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 17 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Shias
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