Shahy Surname
Approximately 761 people bear this surname
Shahy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Maldives | 8 | 1:50,522 | 2,455 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shahy (8,311) may also be a first name.
Shahy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahy (Hindi: सहाय, Marathi: शाह) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shahy.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 447,670th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Shahy live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 69,334th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,311 people.
It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 702 people, or 1 in 130,963. Not including Egypt it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and The Maldives, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahy in the Marathi language | ||
| शाह | saha | - |
| Shahy in the Hindi language | ||
| सहाय | sahaya | 50 |
| शाहे | sahe | 50 |
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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 Shahy
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