Shia is used as a family name or surname in Malaysia. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shia
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Malaysia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shia

How popular is Shia?

Shia is common in Malaysia.

Shia is ranked 102799 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Shia bearers increased by 1.09489 per cent in 2010 US census to 277 since 2000, the surname slipped by 3328 spots and ranked at 70645. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 59.57 58.39
White 36.82 37.23
Shia is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Taiwan which may be its originating country too. Around 4051 people have been found who wears Shia as their family name. Shia is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
98,953 Belarus7
14,580 Iran5
10,329 Pakistan3
34,572 Israel2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
118,441 Germany2
40,256 Mexico2
9,272 Ecuador2
20,186 Kenya2
91,784 Netherlands2
50,549 Georgia1
37,493 Austria1
1,542 Andorra1
107,212 South Africa1
29,046 Japan1
7,847 Albania1
151,601 Spain1
30,360 Thailand1
8,181 Botswana1
29,774 Venezuela1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
8,859 Iraq1
6,149 Ethiopia1
11,923 Slovenia1
7,895 South Korea1
492,292 Ukraine1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
123,175 Tanzania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
162,220 Indonesia44
83,908 England38
1,280 China37
98,676 Canada27
67,388 Australia26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Shia:
59,084 United States433
39,199 Philippines258
2,273 Singapore166
1,698 Hong Kong142
149,350 India114
Countries with thousands of Shia:
364 Taiwan1,507
2,313 Malaysia1,138
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Shia Namesakes

  • Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Politician
  • Daren Shiau, Novelist
  • Howie Shia, Screenwriter
  • Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Politician
  • Morag Shiach, Novelist
  • Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Politician
  • Jasper Shia Que, Politician
  • Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Politician
  • Howie Shia, Screenwriter
  • Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Politician

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