Shoa Surname
Approximately 2,666 people bear this surname
Shoa Surname User-submission:
The Shoa surname means 'radios' in Farsi.
Shoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Pakistan | 87 | 1:2,053,378 | 19,549 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Shoa (369) may also be a first name.
Shoa Surname Meaning
Shoa Demographics
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Shoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shoa (Hindi: शोआ, Russian: Шоа) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 163,013th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,733,513 people. The surname Shoa occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Shoa live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shoa is also the 452,461st most widely held given name on earth, borne by 369 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Apart from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Shoa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shoa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shoa surname grew 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shoa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shoa surname are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% registered with the party.
The amount Shoa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.41% less than the national average, earning R 101,208 per year and in United States they earn 53.23% more than the national average, earning $66,119 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoa in the Hindi language | ||
| शोआ | so'a | 80 |
| शोा | soa | 20 |
| Shoa in the Russian language | ||
| Шоа | soa | - |
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Footnotes
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