How Many People Have the Last Name Shah?
people had the surname Shah in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,061 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+20,454 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Shah (91.7%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Shah ranks #22. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 87.8% to 91.7%, and the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share fell from 5.9% to 2.7%.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Shah grew from 37,833 people in 2000 to 58,287 in 2010 (up 54.1%), and its rank rose from #831 to #573.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 37,833 | 58,287 |
| Rank | #831 | #573 |
| Per 100,000 people | 14.02 | 19.76 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Shah
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Shah: S000
👤 Shah as a First Name
Shah is a first name too: about 430 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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