Sahis Surname

11,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sahis Surname User-submission:

Sahis is a surname of Hari caste, which belongs to the schedule caste category. In West Bengal Sahis people were horse caretakers in the king palace. And majority group of Sahis are located in Barabazar, Manbazar in Purulia and Bankura districts, West Bengal.

Sahis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India49,9791:15,3481,246
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Şahis (1) are calculated separately.

Sahis (1,023) may also be a first name.

Sahis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sahis is a surname of Hari caste, which belongs to the schedule caste category. In West Bengal Sahis people were horse caretakers in the king palace. And majority group of Sahis are located in Barabazar, Manbazar in Purulia and Bankura districts, West Bengal.

- pujasahis

Sahis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sahis (Hindi: सहीस, Marathi: सहीस, Oriya: ସହିସ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Şahis. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,228th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 145,739 people. The surname Sahis occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sahis live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sahis is also the 250,999th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,023 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 49,979 people, or 1 in 15,348. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 80 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 15 percent reside and Gujarat, where 3 percent reside. Outside of India this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şahis931/
Sahish914,165/
Shahis91145/
Sahhis914/
Sahuis913/
Sauhis911/
Ssahis911/
Sahisd911/
Shahish8339/
Shahhis832/
Sahiosh831/
Saeis80907/
Sahes8087/
Sohis8062/
Siais8026/
Seais805/
Sauis803/
Sehis802/
Soais802/
Saehs800/
Soaish73263/
Saeijs7395/
Sohish7342/
Cahuis7337/
Sayies7322/
Sahesh7313/
Shehis735/
Shohis734/
Sauise731/
Siaish731/
Souais731/
Djahis731/
Saayis731/
Sahuys731/
Shouis731/
Zahuis731/
Jahids731/
Saehse731/
Sauies730/
Sohies730/
Sahitz730/
Shaheitsh711/
Saes675,628/
Saijets67100/
Schuijs6733/
Shauish677/
Shehish672/
Hsaehse671/
Zahidsd671/
Sahahes671/
Sohaish671/
Seheiss671/
Shauais671/
Shaoish671/
Shahich671/
Sahayes671/
Scheais671/
Schaehs671/
Cahuish671/
Saijish671/
Saheesd671/
Shaeish671/
Shahidz671/
Jahisch670/

Sahis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahis in the Oriya language
ସହିସsahisa90
ସାହିସsahisa5.45
ସହିସ୍sahis2.05
ସହୀସsahisa0.68
ସହିସାsahisa0.23
Sahis in the Marathi language
सहीसsahisa88.89
शाहिदsahida11.11
Sahis in the Hindi language
सहीसsahisa79.87
सहिसsahisa10.06
साहिसsahisa6.29
साहिस्ताsahista2.52
सहीस्sahis0.63
साहीसsahisa0.63

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