How common is the last name Shah?

76,855 people in the United States have the last name Shah, about 1 in 3,889. It ranks #413 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SHAH

#413

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
76,855
About
1 in 3,889
This common or more
29.9%
Who bears it

Of the 76,855 people with the last name Shah, 91.8% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.4% as White and 2.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Shah

#411 Baldwin · 77,881#412 Pacheco · 76,943#414 Aguirre · 76,796#415 Calderon · 76,428

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Shah, most common first.

#169 Shaw · 155,184#3,818 Shay · 9,066#5,641 Shao · 5,929#6,249 Shih · 5,249#18,123 Sha · 1,515#24,565 Shahi · 1,060#67,362 Shaha · 316#81,574 Shae · 250

Also a first name

As a first name, Shah ranks #8,392 of 53,615, with 1,729 people. See Shah as a first name

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