Shaheeda Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shaheeda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaheeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives2091:1,934190
India1761:4,358,326114,799
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shaheeda (8,495) may also be a first name.

Shaheeda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaheeda (Hindi: शहीदा) is held by more people in The Maldives than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaheeda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 678,631st most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shaheeda live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 68,358th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 8,495 people.

The surname Shaheeda is most commonly occurring in The Maldives, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 1,934. In The Maldives Shaheeda is mostly found in: Malé, where 66 percent are found, Kaafu Atoll, where 6 percent are found and Alif Dhaal Atoll, where 4 percent are found. Barring The Maldives it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 40 percent are found and Singapore, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shaheeda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaheeda in the Hindi language
शहीदाsahida93.43
शाहीदाsahida3.14
शाहिदाsahida2.71
शाएदाsa'eda0.14
शाहेदाsaheda0.14
साहेदाsaheda0.14
सर्इदाsar'ida0.14

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Footnotes

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