Shá Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Portugal

Shá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Sha (551,922), Shā (2), Shà (1) & Šha (1) are calculated separately.

Shá (3) may also be a first name.

Shá Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shá Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shá is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sha, Shā, Shà or Šha. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shá? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shá is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shá reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Shá is also the 7,463,778th most common first name on earth, held by 3 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 124,126,205. Besides Mexico Shá exists in one country. It is also common in Portugal, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sha89551,922/
Shā892/
Shà891/
Sháh862/
Schá861/
8020,491/
Šha781/
Schád7554/
Szuhá751/
Shi6711,390,893/
Sah674,602,000/
Sih67735,461/
She67406,704/
Soh6750,750/
Sho6715,498/
Seh6712,430/
Shy673,300/
Sás67247/
Syh67107/
Saá6769/
Chá6759/
Sáhová6721/
Shj6720/
Schádt6711/
Sáa6710/
Sáj678/
Shí675/
Soá675/
Sáh674/
Sáz674/
Suá672/
Sád672/
Sohová672/
Shê672/
Sáy671/
Sôh671/
Sahová671/
Shé671/
Sáá671/
Séh671/

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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 Shá
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