Sapahi Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sapahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sapahi (361) may also be a first name.

Sapahi Last Name Facts

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

Sapahi (Arabic: سباحي, Hindi: सपाही, Oriya: ସପାହୀ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapahi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Sapahi occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sapahi reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 458,188th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 361 people.

The last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,145,755. In Pakistan Sapahi is most numerous in: Punjab, where 64 percent live, Sindh, where 28 percent live and Balochistan, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shapahi9211/
Sapahis921/
Sapahih921/
Sahpahi921/
Satpahi921/
Sapahayi8613/
Sapahyiy861/
Sapahaiy861/
Sashpahi861/
Saphajhi861/
Sepahi8321,819/
Sapohi83104/
Sapahe8363/
Sapeai8339/
Sapaei832/
Sapaeh832/
Sapehi831/
Sapaui831/
Sopahi831/
Soupahi779/
Shapeai774/
Sapaayi773/
Shapa'i772/
Shepahi772/
Shapaei771/
Sapeuhi771/
Sapae73129/
Sophahui714/
Sepahahi711/
Shaphaei711/
Saepae67175/
Sapoua67112/
Capahe6710/
Sapeei676/
Sapuii676/
Sapaee675/
Sapeae674/
Sapehe674/
Sopaeh674/
Sapuie673/
Sapeay672/
Sepehi671/
Sapuiy671/
Sapeui671/
Sapoui671/
Sapoay671/
Shapae671/
Jopahi671/
Sapuoi671/
Sapeeh671/
Sapohe671/

Sapahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapahi in the Oriya language
ସପାହୀsapahi-
Sapahi in the Hindi language
सपाहीsapahi85.71
सिपाहीsipahi14.29
Sapahi in the Arabic language
سباحيsbahy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sapahi
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