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Shah

in Rhode Island

There are 77 people with the last name "Shah" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Shah 1,847
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  1. is 1,843rd most common Piette
  2. is 1,844th most common Prescott
  3. is 1,845th most common Ramsey
  4. is 1,846th most common Rosen
  5. is 1,847th most common Shah
  6. is 1,848th most common Tortolani
  7. is 1,849th most common Webber
  8. is 1,850th most common William
  9. is 1,851st most common Woodward

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Shah

Reza, Barry, Hosseini, Indulal, Kalpesh, Kekin, Nikhil, Raj, Usha

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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