Sha is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sha
No. of characters: 3
Origin: England
Meaning:

The form of Say. The first of this name mentioned by Dugdale, is Picot de Say, who, in the time of the Conqueror, was one of the principal personages in Shropshire, under Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrews bury. Though the pedigree is incomplete, he was, no doubt, the progenitor of the great family of Say, which gave birth to Geoffrey de Say, one of the twenty-five barons of Magna Charta, and manyother eminent persons. The barony became abeyant in 1382, and still so remains. The name appears to have been derived from the commune of Sai, near Argentan, in Normandy.

Family name is a variant of Sayce. The foreigner; the Englishman.

Form of Seay. Dweller near the sea; one who came from Sai, in Normandy; the wise or prudent man.

The variant of Shaa. A local pronounciation of Shaw.

How popular is Sha?

Sha is common in China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Egypt, Myanmar, Singapore, United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Thailand, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, South Africa, Afghanistan, Qatar, Canada, Bahrain, Belarus, Vietnam, England, Australia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan.

Sha is ranked 964 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shas grew by 53.56 per cent to 1058 since 2000 and ranked 23866 after elevating 7838 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 75.71 73.15
White 17.39 20.9
Hispanic or Latino 2.65 1.45
Black 2.36 2.61
Sha is quite popular family name mostly used in China however United Arab Emirates lie ahead in terms of density. Around 551921 person has been found who wears Sha as their family name. Sha is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Sha:
178 China415,492
Countries with ten thousands of Sha:
918 India69,201
841 Pakistan14,772
1,142 Bangladesh10,724
Countries with thousands of Sha:
607 Sri Lanka4,970
4,027 Russia4,942
239 United Arab Emirates4,717
3,315 Nigeria4,221
3,307 Egypt3,020
441 Myanmar2,231
242 Singapore1,990
18,326 United States1,972
1,518 Malaysia1,949
234 Hong Kong1,518
271 Taiwan1,274
3,507 Saudi Arabia1,232
7,394 Iran1,086
Countries with hundreds of Sha:
11,165 Thailand860
7,784 Japan830
808 Kuwait646
1,019 Oman507
13,557 South Africa480
2,123 Afghanistan456
823 Qatar312
13,339 Canada288
873 Bahrain279
8,412 Belarus193
1,500 Vietnam171
24,727 England165
18,282 Australia149
13,004 Kazakhstan143
925 Turkmenistan111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
97,733 Indonesia92
91,280 Philippines90
8,022 Iraq73
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,260 New Zealand46
40,838 Netherlands45
14,831 Uzbekistan44
149,911 France41
115,720 Germany37
12,952 Moldova32
47,033 Spain30
51,453 Cameroon29
1,033 Libya25
148,627 Ukraine25
3,514 Transnistria24
30,321 Israel23
206,332 Brazil22
11,907 Ethiopia16
1,526 Guam16
910 American Samoa14
8,267 Nepal14
56,422 Sweden13
4,278 Tajikistan13
6,167 Armenia12
14,385 Georgia12
22,440 Serbia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
15,916 Jordan10
15,755 Azerbaijan9
54,497 Morocco9
21,724 Scotland9
48,952 Kyrgyzstan8
51,431 Kenya7
11,022 Syria7
8,069 Cambodia6
2,983 Maldives6
1,433 South Korea6
18,907 Yemen6
106,478 Zimbabwe6
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Sha Namesakes

  • Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham

Sha Namesakes

  • Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham

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