How Common Is the Last Name Shah?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Shah today

64,537

Ranked #573 of 162,254 published surnames · 19.76 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 58,287 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

3.59%

Black

0.94%

Asian / Pacific Islander

91.74%

Hispanic

0.7%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.