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
Average Sahi Salary in
United States
$53,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Şahi or Sáhi. Click here for other potential spellings of Sahi.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,066th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 27,454 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sahi live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sahi is also the 28,732nd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 28,879 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is held by 203,083 people, or 1 in 140. In Nepal Sahi is most frequent in: Bheri, where 30 percent reside, Karnali, where 25 percent reside and Bagmati, where 15 percent reside. Besides Nepal this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Iraq, where 5 percent reside.
Sahi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sahi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sahi last name rose 15,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sahi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sahi last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Melkite Greek Catholic (40%) in Lebanon and Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Sahi last name are 6.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.2% registered to vote for the 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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- 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 Sahi
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