Shahidi Surname

25,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shahidi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahidi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran18,5791:4,133557
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
United States5821:622,78250,324
Malaysia3221:91,5976,360
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India1161:6,612,633149,434
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
England941:592,74535,632
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Afghanistan391:824,4418,487
Australia361:749,88148,970
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Shahidi (1,637) may also be a first name.

Shahidi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shahidi (Arabic: شهيدى, Hindi: शहीदी, Marathi: शिहदी) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahidi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,541st most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 345,398 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shahidi reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shahidi is also the 190,585th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 1,637 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 18,579 people, or 1 in 4,133. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent live, Zanjan Province, where 11 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Iran it is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Shahidi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shahidi surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shahidi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning 333,763 kr per year; in United States they earn 37.8% more than the national average, earning $59,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.23% more than the national average, earning $78,611 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schahidi9314/
Shahidie932/
Shaheidi931/
Sshahidi931/
Shahidei931/
Shahiddi931/
Sahidi922,220/
Shahidieh882/
Shahgaidi881/
Shahedi867,176/
Shahidy8649/
Shehidi8647/
Sahiddi8631/
Shahide8620/
Sohaidi8613/
Sahidie863/
Shoaidi862/
Shohidi861/
Sahidui861/
Shaeidi861/
Shahideh8021/
Shahiday801/
Schahedi801/
Shahidee801/
Shahidishht781/
Saeidi77719/
Sohidi77228/
Sahedi77192/
Sahide77100/
Shaedi7719/
Soaidi7711/
Sauidi7711/
Sa'idi776/
Seaidi774/
Sehidi774/
Siaidi773/
Sahidj772/
Saoidi771/
Shahaeydi751/
Souaidi711,086/
Shouidi71180/
Shahedy71126/
Sahideh7145/
Saiyedi7115/
Zohaidi7112/
Saeidai718/
Shahede716/
Saeeidi714/
Chahidy714/
Shae'di712/
Sa'eidi712/
Chahedi712/
Sajjidi712/
Shehide712/
Shaeedi712/
Shehidy712/
Sohidit711/
Soaaidi711/
Saheadi711/
Zahiddi711/
Sjahida711/
Soheidi711/
Shaeidy711/
Sahideu711/
Sahidje711/
Sahitde711/
Sahhedi711/
Saeidie711/
Saedi6730,238/
Sahoiday6717/
Shahedai6717/
Chohaidi674/
Shahedeh672/
Shaheddy671/
Shohaidy671/
Souaaidi671/
Chahideh671/
Shajheda671/
Sahaiyda671/

Shahidi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shahidi in the Hindi language
शहीदीsahidi61.47
शाहिदीsahidi26.61
शहिदीsahidi4.59
शाहीदीsahidi3.67
शाहिदsahida1.83
शहीदsahida0.92
शाहिदिsahidi0.92
Shahidi in the Marathi language
शिहदीsihadi33.33
शाहीदीsahidi33.33
शहीदीsahidi25
शािहदीsaihadi8.33
Shahidi in the Arabic language
شهيدىshhydy-
شهيديshhydy-

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