SHAH

in New Hampshire

There are 111 people with the last name "SHAH" in New Hampshire.

Ranking in New Hampshire

Name	Rank
SHAH	1,585

is 1,581st most common Oreilly
is 1,582nd most common Phaneuf
is 1,583rd most common Rosa
is 1,584th most common Rubin
is 1,585th most common Shah
is 1,586th most common Tellier
is 1,587th most common Travers
is 1,588th most common Cady
is 1,589th most common Card

Meaning & History

SHAH

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).