Sahin Surname
Approximately 41,341 people bear this surname
Sahin Surname User-submission:
Means 'of the Shah', from the Persian language. The Persian Shahs had many children with their concubines. These children received the surname Shahin. The final vowel is added by some languages for harmony purposes. Variating between i, e, ee, but always representing the same sound.
Read More About This SurnameSahin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 13,698 | 1:11,634 | 945 |
| Germany | 7,657 | 1:10,514 | 1,322 |
| India | 6,377 | 1:120,286 | 7,786 |
| Pakistan | 1,862 | 1:95,942 | 3,119 |
| Austria | 1,399 | 1:6,087 | 724 |
| Netherlands | 1,358 | 1:12,435 | 1,782 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,041 | 1:22,163 | 1,619 |
| United States | 873 | 1:415,188 | 36,052 |
| England | 759 | 1:73,410 | 8,367 |
| Belgium | 743 | 1:15,473 | 2,365 |
| Denmark | 619 | 1:9,119 | 838 |
| Qatar | 555 | 1:4,249 | 436 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Switzerland | 507 | 1:16,199 | 2,653 |
| France | 349 | 1:190,323 | 29,635 |
| Sweden | 339 | 1:29,046 | 2,366 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Australia | 284 | 1:95,055 | 10,817 |
| Thailand | 228 | 1:309,817 | 53,384 |
| Iraq | 194 | 1:180,524 | 4,364 |
| United Arab Emirates | 163 | 1:56,210 | 5,525 |
| Russia | 156 | 1:923,866 | 72,911 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
| Indonesia | 89 | 1:1,485,946 | 100,216 |
| Finland | 84 | 1:65,437 | 7,417 |
| Turkmenistan | 74 | 1:74,177 | 1,431 |
| Norway | 59 | 1:87,157 | 12,054 |
| Romania | 58 | 1:346,170 | 29,849 |
| Nepal | 57 | 1:499,666 | 4,398 |
| Azerbaijan | 49 | 1:196,921 | 5,248 |
| Hungary | 49 | 1:200,332 | 16,931 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Palestine | 33 | 1:137,844 | 7,971 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | 1:589,417 | 41,433 |
| Iran | 25 | 1:3,071,301 | 92,215 |
| Northern Cyprus | 22 | 1:14,500 | 3,711 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Greece | 11 | 1:1,007,254 | 84,692 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| North Macedonia | 7 | 1:300,210 | 16,548 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Şahin (636,982) & Šahin (12) are calculated separately.
Sahin (86,859) may also be a first name.
Sahin Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Means 'of the Shah', from the Persian language. The Persian Shahs had many children with their concubines. These children received the surname Shahin. The final vowel is added by some languages for harmony purposes. Variating between i, e, ee, but always representing the same sound. Ch and Sh are both used depending on the country colonization history or language. To represent the h, alternatives such as kh and ch are used. This surname is common to individuals who follow Abrahamic faiths such as Judaism, Christianity or Islam.
- tchahinThis surname means hawk; originally, the Shah's bird.
- alidalibiSahin Demographics
Average Male Sahin Height
173.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sahin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahin (Arabic: ساهين, Bengali: সাহিন, Hindi: साहिन, Marathi: साहीन, Oriya: ସାହିନ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Şahin or Šahin. Click here for further potential spellings of Sahin.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 13,512th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 176,279 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Sahin live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sahin is also the 11,517th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 86,859 people.
This surname is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 13,698 people, or 1 in 11,634. Beside Bangladesh this last name is found in 101 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Sahin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sahin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sahin surname increased 21,825 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sahin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sahin surname are 7.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.21% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sahin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.13% less than the national average, earning 293,703 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $50,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $49,347 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahin in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহিন | sahina | 80 |
| শাহীন | sahina | 7.27 |
| সাহীন | sahina | 7.27 |
| সহিন | sahina | 2.73 |
| শাহিন | sahina | 1.82 |
| সাইন | sa'ina | 0.91 |
| Sahin in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହିନ | sahina | 66.75 |
| ସାହିନ୍ | sahin | 18.41 |
| ଶାହିନ | sahina | 6.09 |
| ସାହୀନ | sahina | 2.25 |
| ଶାହିନ୍ | sahin | 1.72 |
| ସହିନ | sahina | 1.32 |
| ସାହୀନ୍ | sahin | 0.79 |
| ସାହି | sahi | 0.53 |
| ସହିନ୍ | sahin | 0.26 |
| ଶାହୀନ | sahina | 0.26 |
| ସଇନ୍ | sa'in | 0.13 |
| ସାହିନା | sahina | 0.13 |
| ସାଇନ | sa'ina | 0.13 |
| ସାହିମ | sahima | 0.13 |
| ଶାହୀନ୍ | sahin | 0.13 |
| ସାହିଦ | sahida | 0.13 |
| ସାହିନି | sahini | 0.13 |
| ସହି | sahi | 0.13 |
| ସାଇନ୍ | sa'in | 0.13 |
| Sahin in the Hindi language | ||
| साहिन | sahina | 45.46 |
| साहीन | sahina | 44.79 |
| सहीन | sahina | 6.59 |
| सहिन | sahina | 1.55 |
| शाहीन | sahina | 0.51 |
| सहिं | sahim | 0.48 |
| शाहिन | sahina | 0.28 |
| शहिन | sahina | 0.06 |
| साईन | sa'ina | 0.05 |
| साहीऩ | sahina | 0.02 |
| शाईन | sa'ina | 0.02 |
| शहीन | sahina | 0.02 |
| सहीं | sahim | 0.02 |
| साहिना | sahina | 0.02 |
| ़साहिन | sahina | 0.01 |
| सहीना़ | sahina | 0.01 |
| ़सहीन | sahina | 0.01 |
| सचिन | sacina | 0.01 |
| हसीना | hasina | 0.01 |
| राहीन | rahina | 0.01 |
| साहिऩ | sahina | 0.01 |
| ्साहीन | sahina | 0.01 |
| साहीना़ | sahina | 0.01 |
| Sahin in the Marathi language | ||
| साहीन | sahina | 45.11 |
| सािहन | saihana | 19.76 |
| सहीन | sahina | 11.98 |
| शाहीन | sahina | 11.38 |
| शािहन | saihana | 3.59 |
| शहा | saha | 1 |
| शहीन | sahina | 1 |
| शाईन | sa'ina | 0.4 |
| शाहीद | sahida | 0.2 |
| साहीद | sahida | 0.2 |
| शाह | saha | 0.2 |
| साईन | sa'ina | 0.2 |
| सहीण | sahina | 0.2 |
| रहीन | rahina | 0.2 |
| सहील | sahila | 0.2 |
| सचीन | sacina | 0.2 |
| Sahin in the Arabic language | ||
| ساهين | sahyn | - |
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