Şah Surname

184,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,7241:45,1404,558
Northern Cyprus5711:55919
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: Sah (4,602,000), Šah (8), Sáh (4) & Šáh (1) are calculated separately.

Şah (1,426) may also be a first name.

Şah Last Name Facts

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

Şah is found most in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sah, Šah, Sáh or Šáh. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Şah? popularity and diffusion

Şah is the 184,522nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,169,876 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Şah live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 206,669th most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,426 people.

Şah is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,724 people, or 1 in 45,140. In Turkey Şah is most frequent in: Mersin Province, where 17 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside and Hatay Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Turkey it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sah894,602,000/
Šah898/
Şahh861/
Şa80287/
Sáh784/
Šáh781/
Şahap75805/
Şahay751/
Şad67411/
Şaa6749/
Şahova6741/
Şap671/
Şai671/

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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 Şah
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