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 surname Shahit (Bengali: শহীত, Georgian: შაჰით, Hindi: शाहित, Marathi: शाहीत, Oriya: ଶହିତ) occurs most in Iraq. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahit? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 220,047th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,924,365 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahit are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Levant. Shahit is also the 468,941st most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 346 people.
This last name is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 1,766 people, or 1 in 19,831. Not including Iraq it 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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