Shahit Surname
Approximately 1,857 people bear this surname
Shahit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1,766 | 1:19,831 | 1,160 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Shahit (346) may also be a first name.
Shahit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahit (Bengali: শহীত, Georgian: შაჰით, Hindi: शाहित, Marathi: शाहीत, Oriya: ଶହିତ) occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shahit is the 220,047th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,924,365 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahit are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 468,941st most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 346 people.
The last name Shahit is most widespread in Iraq, where it is borne by 1,766 people, or 1 in 19,831. Aside from Iraq this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahit in the Georgian language | ||
| შაჰით | shahit | - |
| Shahit in the Bengali language | ||
| শহীত | sahita | - |
| Shahit in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶହିତ | sahita | - |
| Shahit in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहित | sahita | 70 |
| शहित | sahita | 15 |
| शाहीत | sahita | 10 |
| शहीत | sahita | 5 |
| Shahit in the Marathi language | ||
| शाहीत | sahita | 58 |
| शािहत | saihata | 22 |
| शहीत | sahita | 10 |
| शहीतार | sahitara | 2 |
| शिहत | sihata | 2 |
| ताहीत | tahita | 2 |
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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 Shahit
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