Shahij Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Shahij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shahij (117) may also be a first name.
Shahij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahij Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahij (Hindi: शाहिज, Marathi: शहीज) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahij? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shahij is the 4,307,654th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shahij are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 864,112th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 117 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India Shahij is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 5 percent live. Not including India Shahij exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahij Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahij in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहिज | sahija | 60.87 |
| शहिज | sahija | 21.74 |
| शाहीज | sahija | 8.7 |
| शहीज | sahija | 4.35 |
| साहिद | sahida | 4.35 |
| Shahij in the Marathi language | ||
| शहीज | sahija | 30.77 |
| शाहीज | sahija | 30.77 |
| शिहज | sihaja | 19.23 |
| शािहज | saihaja | 15.38 |
| शाहींज | sahinja | 3.85 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Shahij
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