Sjah Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sjah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2901:456,03237,835
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Sjah (115) may also be a first name.

Sjah Last Name Facts

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

Sjah (Arabic: صجيه) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sjah.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 820,032nd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. The surname Sjah is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Sjah live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sjah is also the 873,022nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 115 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 456,032. In Indonesia Sjah is most prevalent in: East Java, where 56 percent live, North Maluku, where 17 percent live and Central Java, where 6 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Sjah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sjah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sjah earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $56,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.8% more than the national average, earning $76,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjach8940/
Sjhah8911/
Sah864,602,000/
Sja8640/
Shah755,123,665/
Sahu752,869,004/
Saha752,826,701/
Saah7538,032/
Sadh759,163/
Saih756,532/
Sach753,067/
Sash75625/
Sahy75557/
Sauh75415/
Sayh75359/
Sahh75235/
Sjaa75217/
Hsah75151/
Saph75114/
Ssah7543/
Sajh7518/
Sahj7518/
Sjau759/
Sjaj756/
Saïh755/
Sojh754/
Sjai753/
Sxah753/
Sjha753/
Sáah751/
Sahï751/
Saâh751/
Saîh751/
Sjay751/
Sjsa751/
Sjxa751/
Sa67375,265/
Sahay67109,986/
Shaha6765,399/
Shahu6750,752/
Sahai679,613/
Shash676,547/
Sahaa675,551/
Sahah672,072/
Sahaj671,483/
Sacht671,015/
Saich67900/
Seach67817/
Shahy67761/
Shaah67731/
Sahei67641/
Sahau67597/
Saahu67588/
Sjouh67340/
Sauch67297/
Hshah67245/
Saiph67234/
Shadh67227/
Saidh67160/
Shaih67145/
Sahij67140/
Shach67131/
Shahh67128/
Saaja67118/
Saaha67109/
Shhah67101/
Saudh67100/
Saych6793/
Sahey6780/
Sahiy6769/
Satch6759/
Saish6751/
Sjauš6746/
Sshah6740/
Saadh6739/
Hsahu6739/
Sahyi6737/
Schah6733/
Sjaus6733/
Sahhu6730/
Shahâ6728/
Shajh6724/
Shahj6719/
Saash6719/
Sauph6718/
Saydh6718/
Sachh6718/
Saush6717/
Sahii6717/
Shauh6715/
Ssaha6712/
Saïah6712/
Sathh6711/
Satsh6710/
Sahuh679/
Sajch679/
Sahpp678/
Saphh678/
Saheu678/
Saddh676/
Sapph676/
Saach676/
Zshah675/
Sashs675/
Shgah675/
Sahyd675/
Ssaah673/
Shaph673/
Seash673/
Saihd673/
Shzah673/
Sajjh673/
Sachz672/
Siahy672/
Siahh672/
Sahač672/
Shayh672/
Seahs672/
Sashd672/
Saahj671/
Saths671/
Sasht671/
Hsaha671/
Hsjha671/
Sjohe671/
Seadh671/
Seaph671/
Seijh671/
Saaah671/
Sayhh671/
Sxhah671/
Soaja671/
Sojch671/
Sgaah671/
Sjoht671/
Saihp671/
Sahyh671/
Sahyt671/
Sahts671/
Sahaı671/
Saahp671/
Saaih671/
Sauhs671/
Sahss671/
Sahjj671/
Sahhd671/
Sa'ah671/
Sah'h671/
Ssach671/
Szadh671/
Sayph670/

Sjah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sjah in the Arabic language
صجيهsjyh-

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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
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  • 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 Sjah
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