Šach Surname
Approximately 366 people bear this surname
Šach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 359 | 1:29,620 | 4,788 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Sach (3,067) are calculated separately.
Šach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šach is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Sach. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šach? popularity and diffusion
Šach is the 775,315th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šach are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Czechia, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 29,620. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 42 percent live, Prague, where 30 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Czechia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 2 percent live and Slovakia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sach | 92 | 3,067 | / |
| Šajch | 89 | 10 | / |
| Šaich | 89 | 8 | / |
| Šac | 86 | 13 | / |
| Šah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Zach | 75 | 14,864 | / |
| Šoch | 75 | 124 | / |
| Šajh | 75 | 15 | / |
| Šaic | 75 | 2 | / |
| Xach | 75 | 2 | / |
| Šakh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šahy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šahh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šachová | 73 | 521 | / |
| Šachova | 73 | 14 | / |
| Sachs | 67 | 29,459 | / |
| Chach | 67 | 3,475 | / |
| Sache | 67 | 1,428 | / |
| Sacht | 67 | 1,015 | / |
| Saich | 67 | 900 | / |
| Seach | 67 | 817 | / |
| Zaich | 67 | 521 | / |
| Szach | 67 | 418 | / |
| Sauch | 67 | 297 | / |
| Shach | 67 | 131 | / |
| Saych | 67 | 93 | / |
| Siach | 67 | 63 | / |
| Satch | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sjach | 67 | 40 | / |
| Zajch | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zauch | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sasch | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sachh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Šahat | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zaach | 67 | 11 | / |
| Šatcs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sajch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saech | 67 | 8 | / |
| Šajchová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Šaichová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saach | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zaych | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ša | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šeich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sachz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sacsh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šach
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