Sahiya Surname
Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname
Sahiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 825 | 1:214,718 | 12,752 |
| Niger | 141 | 1:136,114 | 5,139 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sahiya (28,306) may also be a first name.
Sahiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahiya (Bengali: সাহিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺤﻴﻪ, Hindi: साहिया, Marathi: साहीया, Oriya: ସାହିୟା) occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 338,735th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,710,447 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Sahiya are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 29,165th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 28,306 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 825 people, or 1 in 214,718. In Nigeria Sahiya is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 52 percent are found, Sokoto, where 47 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahiya in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহিয়া | sahiya | - |
| Sahiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହିୟା | sahiya | 85.71 |
| ସହିୟା | sahiya | 14.29 |
| Sahiya in the Hindi language | ||
| साहिया | sahiya | 61.86 |
| सहिया | sahiya | 21.61 |
| सहीया | sahiya | 12.29 |
| साहीया | sahiya | 1.27 |
| साहिय | sahiya | 0.85 |
| सहीय | sahiya | 0.85 |
| सहिय | sahiya | 0.42 |
| साहइया | saha'iya | 0.42 |
| सुबीया | subiya | 0.42 |
| Sahiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺤﻴﻪ | alshyh | 36.36 |
| ﺍﺳﺤﻴﻪ | ashyh | 27.27 |
| ﺳﺤﻴﻪ | shyh | 18.18 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺤﻴﺔ | alshyt | 18.18 |
| Sahiya in the Marathi language | ||
| साहीया | sahiya | 36.36 |
| सािहया | saihaya | 31.82 |
| सहीया | sahiya | 22.73 |
| साहीय | sahiya | 4.55 |
| शाजीया | sajiya | 4.55 |
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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 Sahiya
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