Shyah Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Shyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
Shyah (32) may also be a first name.
Shyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shyah (Hindi: श्याह) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shyah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shyah are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is most frequent in: Rajasthan, where 50 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 38 percent are found and Bihar, where 6 percent are found. Excluding India Shyah exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shyah in the Hindi language | ||
| श्याह | syaha | 92.31 |
| ष्यह | syaha | 7.69 |
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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 Shyah
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