Şaş Surname
Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname
Şaş Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from the Turkish word şaşı, which means 'squint'. It was an attribute to those people who probably had strabismus (congenital), a missalignment of the eyes towards each other. With the suffix -oğlu, it means 'children of the one who squints'.
Read More About This SurnameŞaş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,434 | 1:54,269 | 5,318 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
The alternate forms: Sas (36,226), Šaš (118), Sás (247), Säs (22), Šáš (4) & Sàs (1) are calculated separately.
Şaş Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from the Turkish word şaşı, which means 'squint'. It was an attribute to those people who probably had strabismus (congenital), a missalignment of the eyes towards each other. With the suffix -oğlu, it means 'children of the one who squints'.
- merttronThis surname is given to people or their forefathers, which were cross-eyed on at least one eye.
- merttronŞaş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şaş Come From? nationality or country of origin
Şaş occurs most in Turkey. It may appear as a variant: Sas, Šaš, Sás, Säs, Šáš or Sàs. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şaş? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 271,355th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,074,893 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Şaş live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Şaş is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,434 people, or 1 in 54,269. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live, Adana Province, where 15 percent live and Trabzon Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Romania, where 0 percent live.
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