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
The surname Şah is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sah, Šah, Sáh or Šáh. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Şah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 184,522nd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,169,876 people. The last name Şah is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Şah live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Şah is also the 206,669th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 1,426 people.
Şah is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,724 people, or 1 in 45,140. In Turkey Şah is most common in: Mersin Province, where 17 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found and Hatay Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Turkey Şah occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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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