Sahi Surname
Approximately 265,449 people bear this surname
Sahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 203,083 | 1:140 | 27 |
| India | 14,258 | 1:53,799 | 3,688 |
| Iraq | 12,890 | 1:2,717 | 326 |
| Ivory Coast | 9,763 | 1:2,363 | 228 |
| Algeria | 7,960 | 1:4,853 | 760 |
| Philippines | 3,508 | 1:28,859 | 4,091 |
| Iran | 2,702 | 1:28,417 | 3,452 |
| Pakistan | 1,937 | 1:92,227 | 3,040 |
| Indonesia | 1,932 | 1:68,452 | 7,381 |
| Morocco | 1,874 | 1:18,397 | 2,834 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Benin | 545 | 1:18,964 | 2,537 |
| United States | 473 | 1:766,298 | 59,625 |
| Canada | 394 | 1:93,517 | 10,218 |
| England | 341 | 1:163,396 | 15,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 256 | 1:35,790 | 3,775 |
| Finland | 254 | 1:21,641 | 3,042 |
| Malaysia | 210 | 1:140,449 | 8,899 |
| Nigeria | 209 | 1:847,573 | 37,299 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Niger | 133 | 1:144,301 | 5,339 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Afghanistan | 114 | 1:282,045 | 4,567 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Spain | 90 | 1:519,467 | 25,773 |
| Thailand | 78 | 1:905,620 | 141,791 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Şahi (82) & Sáhi (4) are calculated separately.
Sahi (28,879) may also be a first name.
Sahi Demographics
Sahi Political Affiliation
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Sahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahi (Arabic: صاحي, Bengali: সাহী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﺣﻲ, Hindi: सही, Marathi: साही, Oriya: ସାହି) is found most frequently in Nepal. It can be rendered as a variant: Şahi or Sáhi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahi? popularity and diffusion
Sahi is the 2,066th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,454 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sahi reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sahi is also the 28,732nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 28,879 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nepal, where it is borne by 203,083 people, or 1 in 140. In Nepal Sahi is mostly concentrated in: Bheri, where 30 percent are found, Karnali, where 25 percent are found and Bagmati, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Nepal it is found in 89 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Iraq, where 5 percent are found.
Sahi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sahi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sahi surname increased 15,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sahi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sahi surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Melkite Greek Catholic (40%) in Lebanon and Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Sahi last name are 6.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.2% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sahi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.03% more than the national average, earning $53,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.12% more than the national average, earning $60,674 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺎﺣﻲ | sahy | - |
| Sahi in the Marathi language | ||
| साही | sahi | 91.42 |
| सही | sahi | 6.9 |
| शाही | sahi | 1.26 |
| शाहा | saha | 0.42 |
| Sahi in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহী | sahi | 65.22 |
| সাহি | sahi | 21.74 |
| শাহী | sahi | 8.7 |
| সহিমালা | sahimala | 4.35 |
| Sahi in the Hindi language | ||
| सही | sahi | 65.07 |
| साही | sahi | 23.44 |
| सहि | sahi | 9.35 |
| शाही | sahi | 0.69 |
| साहि | sahi | 0.52 |
| सााही | saahi | 0.06 |
| साहू | sahu | 0.06 |
| शशी | sasi | 0.06 |
| शाह | saha | 0.03 |
| शशि | sasi | 0.03 |
| साह | saha | 0.03 |
| Sahi in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହି | sahi | 61.29 |
| ସହି | sahi | 23.87 |
| ସାହୀ | sahi | 9.03 |
| ଶାହି | sahi | 1.29 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 0.65 |
| ଶଶି | sasi | 0.65 |
| ସହୀ | sahi | 0.65 |
| Sahi in the Arabic language | ||
| صاحي | sahy | - |
| ساهي | sahy | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahi
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