Şah Surname
Approximately 2,299 people bear this surname
Şah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,724 | 1:45,140 | 4,558 |
| Northern Cyprus | 571 | 1:559 | 19 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
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.
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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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