Shahid Surname

1,045^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 513,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Pakistan

Highest density in:

Maldives

Shahid Surname User-submission:

The name Shahid means 'martyr' in Arabic, 'one who died while performing religious duties' in Islam. Another possible meaning can be 'witness'.

Shahid Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Pakistan	361,121	1:495	75
India	61,363	1:12,500	1,020
Bangladesh	31,722	1:5,024	464
Egypt	13,881	1:6,623	809
Saudi Arabia	11,647	1:2,649	331
Iraq	8,688	1:4,031	421
Iran	5,495	1:13,973	1,842
United Arab Emirates	4,459	1:2,055	255
England	2,972	1:18,748	2,691
United States	2,504	1:144,752	14,968
Malaysia	1,082	1:27,259	2,397
Afghanistan	872	1:36,873	1,442
Oman	856	1:4,308	619
Kuwait	848	1:4,482	609
Maldives	843	1:479	53
Syria	836	1:23,087	1,635
Canada	810	1:45,488	5,605
Qatar	549	1:4,295	438
Bahrain	455	1:2,964	487
Spain	313	1:149,368	11,052
Thailand	274	1:257,804	43,889
Somalia	245	1:54,906	2,420
Germany	179	1:449,751	39,926
Morocco	170	1:202,801	34,956
Scotland	164	1:32,645	3,260
Indonesia	140	1:944,637	69,875
Australia	134	1:201,460	19,724
South Africa	128	1:423,263	36,588
Lebanon	115	1:49,018	4,105
Jordan	104	1:85,023	6,561
Greece	89	1:124,492	20,821
Sweden	71	1:138,687	9,791
Wales	60	1:51,576	4,775
Hong Kong	56	1:130,991	2,371
Singapore	51	1:107,994	4,447
Norway	49	1:104,945	14,093
Nigeria	46	1:3,850,930	110,272
Denmark	38	1:148,545	13,026
Guyana	33	1:23,098	2,756
Austria	29	1:293,636	33,260
Belgium	25	1:459,866	46,150
Trinidad and Tobago	24	1:56,832	4,715
Ireland	23	1:204,736	8,142
Russia	22	1:6,551,048	261,263
Italy	20	1:3,057,834	99,174
Netherlands	18	1:938,176	63,634
Brazil	15	1:14,271,622	267,944
Yemen	13	1:2,032,715	13,240
Estonia	12	1:110,150	19,471
Philippines	11	1:9,203,475	207,772
China	11	1:124,301,961	6,553
France	10	1:6,642,272	293,169
Kenya	9	1:5,131,100	45,516
Sri Lanka	9	1:2,312,062	9,186
Japan	8	1:15,980,537	47,042
New Zealand	8	1:566,040	34,598
Northern Ireland	6	1:307,506	12,899
Bulgaria	5	1:1,395,781	41,665
Sudan	4	1:9,377,549	8,207
Kazakhstan	4	1:4,420,624	134,293
Portugal	4	1:2,604,560	16,079
Nepal	3	1:9,493,652	16,132
Uganda	3	1:13,013,093	160,157
Turkey	3	1:25,940,474	162,557
Tanzania	3	1:17,647,204	107,932
Lesotho	3	1:677,519	19,546
Switzerland	3	1:2,737,638	105,941
Algeria	2	1:19,315,776	97,017
Argentina	2	1:21,371,707	253,176
South Korea	2	1:25,620,128	4,175
Poland	2	1:19,004,374	199,659
Cyprus	1	1:884,876	13,055
Namibia	1	1:2,409,401	19,676
American Samoa	1	1:55,758	3,072
Mozambique	1	1:27,261,569	7,432
Belarus	1	1:9,501,059	159,228
Malawi	1	1:17,119,109	34,144
Turkmenistan	1	1:5,489,112	11,427
Niger	1	1:19,192,017	110,060
Libya	1	1:6,243,974	6,186
Chile	1	1:17,616,474	93,597
Liberia	1	1:4,408,535	47,110
Costa Rica	1	1:4,780,069	13,345
Kyrgyzstan	1	1:5,972,654	99,197
Palestine	1	1:4,548,849	18,388
Czechia	1	1:10,633,469	206,023
Ecuador	1	1:15,905,846	50,210
Panama	1	1:3,912,258	17,195
Fiji	1	1:894,391	4,568
Finland	1	1:5,496,702	84,025
Georgia	1	1:3,745,545	47,852
Ghana	1	1:27,020,692	23,742
Guinea	1	1:11,833,817	3,268
Iceland	1	1:380,090	11,096
Jamaica	1	1:2,869,947	13,896

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Shahid (1,006,865) may also be a first name.

Shahid Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Shahid means 'martyr' in Arabic, 'one who died while performing religious duties' in Islam. Another possible meaning can be 'witness'.

- ibrahim542

DNA test information

Shahid Demographics

Average Shahid Salary in
United States

$48,924^USD

Per year

Rank:

437,883 of 1,180,305

Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:

0.000658553

Rank: 15,595 of 1,181,369

Percentage of national average salary:

113.38%

Sample size: 1,148 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149^USD

Per year

Per month:

$3,596^USD

Per week:

$799^USD

Per day:

$118^USD

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Shahid Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shahid Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shahid (Arabic: شحيّد, Bengali: শহীদ, Dhivehi: ީ‫ޝާހިދު, Georgian: შაჰიდ, Hindi: शाहिद, Marathi: शाहीद, Oriya: ଶହିଦ) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shahid.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahid? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,045^th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 14,184 people. Shahid is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shahid are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shahid is also the 885^th most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,006,865 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 361,121 people, or 1 in 495. In Pakistan Shahid is most numerous in: Punjab, where 66 percent reside, Sindh, where 22 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 94 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 6 percent reside.

Shahid Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shahid surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (37%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Shahid surname are 2.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Shahid earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.39% less than the national average, earning €7,391 per year; in Norway they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning 357,534 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.75% more than the national average, earning R 384,384 per year; in United States they earn 13.38% more than the national average, earning $48,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $52,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Shaahid	92	137	/
Shahied	92	113	/
Shahhid	92	76	/
Sahahid	92	72	/
Shahidd	92	7	/
Shahidt	92	4	/
Shahuid	92	3	/
Shahihd	92	3	/
Sshahid	92	2	/
Shauhid	92	1	/
Shhahid	92	1	/
Hshahid	92	1	/
Shajhid	92	1	/
Shahgid	92	1	/
Shahidz	92	1	/
Sahid	91	44,688	/
Shahahid	86	1	/
Shahed	83	24,452	/
Shohid	83	3,338	/
Shahit	83	1,857	/
Saahid	83	73	/
Sohaid	83	72	/
Sahhid	83	71	/
Sjahid	83	59	/
Shehid	83	39	/
Shoaid	83	32	/
Sahied	83	10	/
Sajhid	83	10	/
Sahihd	83	9	/
Shaeid	83	8	/
Sahidd	83	3	/
Sahisd	83	1	/
Sahyid	83	1	/
Sauhid	83	1	/
Sohhid	83	1	/
Shaoid	83	1	/
Sahuid	83	1	/
Sahoid	83	1	/
Sahgid	83	1	/
Szahid	83	1	/
Sheaid	83	1	/
Sha'id	83	1	/
Sgahid	83	1	/
Jsahid	83	1	/
Shahith	77	10	/
Schahed	77	8	/
Shohied	77	5	/
Chaheid	77	4	/
Shaiyed	77	2	/
Shahhed	77	2	/
Shaahed	77	2	/
Sahheid	77	1	/
Sahiddh	77	1	/
Shaijid	77	1	/
Shajjid	77	1	/
Shahuit	77	1	/
Sahahit	77	1	/
Sahjjid	77	1	/
Sohaidt	77	1	/
Shaoihd	77	1	/
Saeid	73	23,269	/
Sahed	73	7,216	/
Sohid	73	2,007	/
Seaid	73	1,637	/
Sahit	73	1,280	/
Soaid	73	433	/
Sa'id	73	353	/
Sehid	73	98	/
Shaed	73	52	/
Sauid	73	42	/
Saoid	73	11	/
Saâid	73	6	/
Siaid	73	3	/
Šahid	73	1	/
Schaeidt	71	29	/
Sahidova	71	5	/
Shahahed	71	1	/
Chchahid	71	1	/
Saiyed	67	12,725	/
Sajjid	67	2,648	/
Souaid	67	787	/
Saaied	67	615	/
Sayied	67	420	/
Shaeed	67	353	/
Sahith	67	76	/
Sauied	67	32	/
Shohed	67	25	/
Saeeid	67	23	/
Schaed	67	22	/
Sajied	67	12	/
Shaeth	67	11	/
Saijid	67	10	/
Saiied	67	10	/
So'aid	67	9	/
Soaaid	67	8	/
Shehed	67	6	/
Sahiet	67	6	/
Sohait	67	5	/
Sauhit	67	5	/
Sahhed	67	5	/
Saa'id	67	5	/
Shahet	67	5	/
Shooid	67	5	/
Sohied	67	4	/
Sauaid	67	4	/
Saayid	67	3	/
Sa'eid	67	3	/
Saijed	67	2	/
Saahed	67	2	/
Sahuit	67	2	/
Cheaid	67	1	/
Sahyyd	67	1	/
Sahitt	67	1	/
Shohit	67	1	/
Seaied	67	1	/
Saheit	67	1	/
Shaheitsh	67	1	/
Sayjid	67	1	/
Xahyid	67	1	/
Xhahed	67	1	/
Sa'ied	67	1	/
Shoait	67	1	/
Shaedh	67	1	/
Sha'ed	67	1	/
Zahoid	67	1	/
Zajhid	67	1	/
Sehuid	67	0	/
Sahitz	67	0	/

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Shahid Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Shahid in the Georgian language
შაჰიდ	shahid	-
Shahid in the Dhivehi language
ީ‫ޝާހިދު	isahidu	-
Shahid in the Hindi language
शाहिद	sahida	71.94
शहीद	sahida	17.46
शहिद	sahida	5.46
शाहीद	sahida	4.89
साहिद	sahida	0.05
शाहिद़	sahida	0.01
सईद	sa'ida	0.01
षाहिद	sahida	0.01
़शाहिद	sahida	0.01
शािहद	saihada	0
सईदा	sa'ida	0
शादहद	sadahada	0
खालिद	khalida	0
॰शाहीद	sahida	0
शाहीन	sahina	0
शह्ीद	sahida	0
शाहिर	sahira	0
रसीद	rasida	0
शहीदअ	sahida'a	0
शाजिद	sajida	0
साहिब	sahiba	0
शाहिदश्	sahidas	0
॰शाहिद	sahida	0
शाहीद़	sahida	0
शमीद	samida	0
शहीदा	sahida	0
हुसैन	husaina	0
शा़हीद	sahida	0
शाईद	sa'ida	0
्शाहिद	sahida	0
शईद	sa'ida	0
श़्ाहिद	saahida	0
शाहद	sahada	0
सैय्यद	saiyyada	0
शहिदा	sahida	0
षहिद	sahida	0
शाइद	sa'ida	0
़श़्ाहिद	saahida	0
शाीिद	saiida	0
सशाहिद	sasahida	0
श़ाहीद	saahida	0
साजिद	sajida	0
शाहि़द	sahida	0
शंहिद	sanhida	0
श्ाहीद	sahida	0
साईद	sa'ida	0
अशाहिद	asahida	0
शाहिदा़	sahida	0
सहिद	sahida	0
शादिद	sadida	0
अहमद	ahamada	0
शााहिद	saahida	0
श्ाहिद	sahida	0
शाहिदा	sahida	0
शा़हिद	sahida	0
शाहेद	saheda	0
साहीद	sahida	0
़शहीद	sahida	0
सहीद	sahida	0
शहीद़	sahida	0
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Shahid in the Bengali language
শহীদ	sahida	52
শহিদ	sahida	41.6
সহিদ	sahida	5.6
শাহিদ	sahida	0.8
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Shahid in the Marathi language
शाहीद	sahida	36.95
शािहद	saihada	30.63
शहीद	sahida	15.75
शिहद	sihada	8.38
सिहद	sihada	1.5
हमीद	hamida	0.57
अशहीद	asahida	0.43
सईद	sa'ida	0.32
सैयद	saiyada	0.22
अशिहद	asihada	0.22
साहीद	sahida	0.2
शफी	saphi	0.19
वहीद	vahida	0.18
सािदक	saidaka	0.13
मशहीद	masahida	0.1
सािहद	saihada	0.1
अहमीद	ahamida	0.1
फरीद	pharida	0.1
मशाहीद	masahida	0.1
शफीक	saphika	0.09
शहीदार	sahidara	0.09
अशाहीद	asahida	0.09
मोशाहीद	mosahida	0.08
शाहीदार	sahidara	0.08
शाहेद	saheda	0.07
शाहीन	sahina	0.06
साजीद	sajida	0.06
हफीज	haphija	0.06
जाहीद	jahida	0.05
सहीद	sahida	0.05
शाईद	sa'ida	0.05
शाहीदा	sahida	0.05
खालीद	khalida	0.05
शाहीदाक	sahidaka	0.04
सािजद	saijada	0.04
शाहीर	sahira	0.03
असईद	asa'ida	0.03
सैफी	saiphi	0.03
हैदर	haidara	0.03
शहीदाक	sahidaka	0.03
हाफीज	haphija	0.03
खलीद	khalida	0.02
साईद	sa'ida	0.02
शाहिद	sahida	0.02
शादीद	sadida	0.02
शाहेदा	saheda	0.02
शईद	sa'ida	0.02
हामीद	hamida	0.02
शाहीना	sahina	0.02
मोशहीद	mosahida	0.02
शाहीदान	sahidana	0.02
़शिहद	sihada	0.02
शहेद	saheda	0.02
वाहीद	vahida	0.02
शहीड	sahida	0.02
शहीदा	sahida	0.02
शाहीदाउ	sahida'u	0.02
अवहीद	avahida	0.02
शिहदा	sihada	0.02
शाहद	sahada	0.02
झहीर	jhahira	0.02
शाहीदाद	sahidada	0.02
असिहद	asihada	0.02
़शाहीद	sahida	0.01
शािहदा	saihada	0.01
साहीर	sahira	0.01
सईदा	sa'ida	0.01
हािमद	haimada	0.01
शाशीद	sasida	0.01
ताहीद	tahida	0.01
शाहीदमो	sahidamo	0.01
हवीद	havida	0.01
़शहीद	sahida	0.01
शहीदाह	sahidaha	0.01
जहीद	jahida	0.01
अशदीद	asadida	0.01
शाहीब	sahiba	0.01
शहीदउ	sahida'u	0.01
डॉशाहीद	dosahida	0.01
शहिद	sahida	0.01
जशहीद	jasahida	0.01
सायीद	sayida	0.01
शेहमीद	sehamida	0.01
शाहदी	sahadi	0.01
फहीम	phahima	0.01
सैदु	saidu	0.01
शहीदअ	sahida'a	0.01
अहीद	ahida	0.01
झाहीद	jhahida	0.01
सयैद	sayaida	0.01
शाहीत	sahita	0.01
हबीद	habida	0.01
शहाद्	sahad	0.01
हुाहीम	huahima	0.01
शेशाहीद	sesahida	0.01
अजाहीद	ajahida	0.01
शइद	sa'ida	0.01
सफी	saphi	0.01
शाहीइ	sahi'i	0.01
शाहीश	sahisa	0.01
साईदा	sa'ida	0.01
शेशहीद	sesahida	0.01
नाहीद	nahida	0.01
अ-शहीद	a-sahida	0.01
सुहौदा	suhauda	0.01
हाझी	hajhi	0.01
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Shahid in the Oriya language
ଶହିଦ	sahida	25.49
ସାହିଦ	sahida	23.53
ଶାହିଦ	sahida	16.67
ଶହୀଦ	sahida	12.75
ସହିଦ	sahida	6.86
ସାହିଦ୍	sahid	4.9
ଶାହିଦ୍	sahid	2.94
ଶାହୀଦ	sahida	1.96
ଶହିଦ୍	sahid	1.96
ଶହିଦର	sahidara	0.98
ସାଃହିଦ	sahhida	0.98
ଶହୀଦର	sahidara	0.98
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Shahid in the Arabic language
شحيّد	shhyd	-
شحيد	shhyd	-
شهيد	shhyd	-

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Shahid Demographics

$48,924 USD

Per year

$43,149 USD

Per year

Shahid Last Name Facts

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

How Common Is The Last Name Shahid? popularity and diffusion

Shahid Last Name Statistics demography

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Shahid Name Transliterations

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$48,924^USD

$43,149^USD

Where Does The Last Name Shahid Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Shahid? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Shahid Last Name Statistics ^demography