Shahima Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Shahima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Shahima (6,100) may also be a first name.
Shahima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahima (Hindi: शाहिमा, Marathi: शिहमा, Oriya: ଶାହିମା) occurs most in India. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahima? popularity and diffusion
Shahima is the 3,017,195th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Shahima reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shahima is also the 84,751st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 6,100 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 23 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 17 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahimat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shahimah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shahimau | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sahima | 92 | 351 | / |
| Shahihmad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shehima | 86 | 119 | / |
| Sahimaa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Sahimah | 86 | 18 | / |
| Shahema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sohaima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sahimau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shohimah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sohaimay | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sahimahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shehuima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shahejma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahimath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sohaimai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahema | 77 | 102 | / |
| Shaema | 77 | 89 | / |
| Sehima | 77 | 18 | / |
| Sahimo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sohima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Soaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaheemat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shaheamah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saheama | 71 | 212 | / |
| Sohimah | 71 | 62 | / |
| Saheuma | 71 | 51 | / |
| Sahuimo | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sahemah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Saahimo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sauimat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sauimay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sajiema | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chahema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiyema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahejma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaeema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sohiema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sojhima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaoima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheeima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sohaimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saema | 67 | 2,343 | / |
| Szohimah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schuiema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saheamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chahimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaoimat | 67 | 1 | / |
Shahima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahima in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାହିମା | sahima | - |
| Shahima in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहिमा | sahima | 55.01 |
| शहीमा | sahima | 25.17 |
| शहिमा | sahima | 12.59 |
| शाहीमा | sahima | 6.76 |
| सहीमा | sahima | 0.23 |
| साहिमा | sahima | 0.23 |
| Shahima in the Marathi language | ||
| शिहमा | sihama | 44 |
| शाहीमा | sahima | 32 |
| शहीमा | sahima | 20 |
| शिहमािब | sihamaiba | 4 |
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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
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- 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 Shahima
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