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Shah

in Indiana

There are 379 people with the last name "Shah" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Shah 1,797
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  1. is 1,793rd most common Kistler
  2. is 1,794th most common Knowles
  3. is 1,795th most common Latham
  4. is 1,796th most common Reel
  5. is 1,797th most common Shah
  6. is 1,798th most common Shell
  7. is 1,799th most common Burden
  8. is 1,800th most common Conklin
  9. is 1,801st most common Nagel

Similar Names and Nicknames

Shaheen, Shahan, Shih, Shahid, Shahin, Shaheed, Shahbazian, Shahinian, Shahzad, Shahi

Most Common First Names for Shah

Syed, Rajesh, Harish, Jyoti, Barbara, Darshan, Dharmesh, Dinesh, Himanshu

Meaning & History

Muslim: from the Persian royal title Shāh ‘king’, ‘emperor’. This was the title adopted by the kings of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–79). Shāh is found in combination with other words, e.g. Shāh Jahan (name of a Mughal emperor, ruled 1628–57) and Shāh ῾ālam ‘king of the world’ (name of a Mughal emperor, ruled 1707–12). This name is widespread in Iran and the subcontinent.

Indian (Gujarat, Rajasthan): Hindu (Bania, Vania) and Jain name, from Gujarati sah ‘merchant’ (from Sanskrit sādhu ‘honest’, ‘good’). This name was originally Sah; it appears to have been altered under the influence of the Persian word for ‘king’ (see 1).

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Syed Shah, IN (9 searches)
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