Šah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Šah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Sah (4,602,000), Şah (2,299), Šáh (1) & Sáh (4) are calculated separately.
Šah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šah is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Sah, Şah, Šáh or Sáh. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Šah is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 621,919. In Slovenia Šah is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 75 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 25 percent reside. Beside Slovenia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 38 percent reside and Serbia, where 13 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 Šah
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