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 found most in Iran. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shias? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shias reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shias is also the 956,749th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 98 people.
It is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,566,990. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 59 percent live, Lorestan Province, where 20 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 17 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
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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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