Şahi Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Şahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey691:1,127,84748,960
Azerbaijan131:742,24012,462

The alternate forms: Sahi (265,449) & Sáhi (4) are calculated separately.

Şahi (195) may also be a first name.

Şahi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Şahi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Şahi is found most in Turkey. It can be rendered as: Sahi or Sáhi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şahi? popularity and diffusion

Şahi is the 2,075,631st most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Şahi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Şahi are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Şahi is also the 649,894th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 195 people.

The last name is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,127,847. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Adana Province, where 43 percent are found, Samsun Province, where 17 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Şahi exists in one country. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahi92265,449/
Şahit8912/
Şahis891/
Sáhi834/
Şehi754/
Shahi67106,816/
Sahih672,029/
Saahi671,435/
Sahie671,133/
Šahić67290/
Sahui67270/
Sajhi67121/
Sauhi6777/
Şaher6764/
Sahoi6760/
Xhahi6747/
Saehi6723/
Hsahi678/
Sahhi677/
Šahid671/
Zajhi671/
Zxahi671/
Ssahi671/
Zaahi671/
Zahhi671/
Saïhi671/
Saãhi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Şahi
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