She Surname

1,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

She Surname User-submission:

The last name She means 'house' or 'dormitory'.

She Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China361,9701:3,777187
India30,4561:25,1861,897
Taiwan2,7211:8,616167
Hong Kong1,9681:3,727208
Pakistan1,5261:117,0673,495
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
United States1,0111:358,51532,001
Singapore9671:5,696368
Thailand9311:75,87410,037
Indonesia6261:211,26119,861
Malaysia5791:50,9403,976
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Cameroon2941:70,6438,863
Canada2031:181,50518,050
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Iran1041:738,29438,062
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Ivory Coast651:354,94212,641
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Spain521:899,07835,195
France491:1,355,566135,191
England471:1,185,49155,443
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Liberia391:113,0398,770
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden131:757,44356,422
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Norway111:467,48139,375
Belize111:32,3162,112
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Wales61:515,75523,171
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Shê (2) & Shé (1) are calculated separately.

She (114,800) may also be a first name.

She Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The last name She means 'house' or 'dormitory'.

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She Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name She Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name She (Arabic: هي, Hindi: शे, Marathi: शे) is carried by more people in China than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Shê or Shé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name She? popularity and diffusion

The last name She is the 1,332nd most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,919 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of She reside; 90 percent reside in East Asia and 90 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. She is also the 8,972nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 114,800 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in China, where it is borne by 361,970 people, or 1 in 3,777. Outside of China She occurs in 88 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.

She Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of She has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the She last name rose 5,321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

She Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (46%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the She surname are 3.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.22% registered with the party.

The amount She earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.91% less than the national average, earning 180,282 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.2% less than the national average, earning R 92,196 per year; in United States they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $44,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.42% more than the national average, earning $63,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shê892/
Shé891/
Sher86444,265/
Shea8663,797/
Shee8649,546/
Sheu8617,151/
Sheh8612,319/
Shey8612,276/
Shep8611,386/
Shet867,611/
Shei863,111/
Shie862,598/
Shed862,434/
Sihe861,474/
Shej8697/
Sche8692/
Shes8661/
Shez8646/
Shhe8613/
Shze869/
Shje862/
Syhe862/
Hshe862/
Shxe861/
Shge861/
Shce861/
Se80164,925/
Sh8090,098/
Sheet7531,298/
Sheer7511,221/
Scheu755,657/
Shedd755,216/
Shead753,803/
Sheed753,491/
Shieh753,003/
Schei751,734/
Schey751,560/
Shesh751,528/
Sherr751,413/
Schie751,032/
Sheih751,011/
Shepp75750/
Sahei75641/
Shhee75562/
Schee75373/
Sheid75367/
Sheat75282/
Sheea75275/
Sheyd75231/
Shest75208/
Shees75155/
Shije75151/
Schea75122/
Shets7597/
Shedh7586/
Sahey7580/
Sheuh7571/
Shihe7565/
Scheh7558/
Shche7553/
Shett7547/
Sheyh7539/
Shess7538/
Sherh7536/
Sheys7535/
Sheap7534/
Sheep7532/
Sheey7532/
Schej7529/
Shhed7526/
Shheu7524/
Sheip7523/
Shech7519/
Shiea7517/
Shher7513/
Sheis7512/
Hsheu7510/
Sheph758/
Saheu758/
Shheh758/
Sheyt758/
Shepf756/
Sheez756/
Shiey756/
Shehh755/
Scehe754/
Shedt754/
Hsheh754/
Sshed754/
Sheit752/
Shejh752/
Shcer752/
Schse752/
Shser752/
Shseu752/
Sheas751/
Hsihe751/
Shiej751/
Sheiz751/
Sehhe751/
Shcey751/
Sheae751/
Sheaz751/
Seehe751/
Jshed751/
Sheïr751/
Shjhe751/
Shyhe751/
Ssher751/
Scheß751/
Sehez751/
Sehge751/
Szhed751/
Shzee751/
Sheij751/
Shezt751/
Shhei751/
Sheht751/
Zshep751/
Hsher751/
Sheds750/
Sshea750/
Shi6711,390,893/
Che67827,744/
Sih67735,461/
Sha67551,922/
See6757,330/
Set6738,928/
Sze6734,983/
Sea6729,136/
Sheets6728,489/
Sey6723,866/
Sie6719,731/
Sei6716,059/
Seh6712,430/
Seu6711,763/
Ser679,374/
Sep675,677/
Sed673,902/
Shy673,300/
Ses672,974/
Hse672,331/
Shh672,136/
Sheats671,899/
Scheit671,118/
Schett67922/
Sch67908/
Schehr67877/
Schets67755/
Schetz67508/
Shp67505/
Søe67479/
Shehee67447/
Ssh67405/
Scheys67389/
Shs67346/
Sheshh67325/
Sej67289/
Hsh67258/
Sheach67221/
Åse67215/
Shd67205/
Sheitt67200/
Shehez67192/
Sce67187/
Sse67169/
Shesht67156/
Scheij67125/
Sheads67120/
Scheyd67112/
Syh67107/
Sez6796/
Seç6788/
Scheip6786/
Sheesh6786/
Schepf6786/
Jse6759/
Sheydt6757/
Sheych6752/
Schieh6746/
Shecht6745/
Hshieh6740/
Sheerr6739/
Sph6737/
Sht6736/
Schest6736/
Schead6732/
Schess6732/
Schees6730/
Sje6730/
Sheich6730/
Shcher6728/
Shz6727/
Øscher6727/
Sheitz6724/
Shetts6722/
Sge6720/
Shj6720/
Sheiss6719/
Sheeds6719/
Sdh6718/
Sjh6717/
Shchet6716/
Shaaye6715/
Shaaie6715/
Sheidt6714/
Shahey6714/
Säe6712/
Sée6712/
Sheapp6711/
Jsh6711/
Seß6711/
Scheep6710/
Sheggi679/
Shahei679/
Hshech677/
Sheatt677/
Shchey677/
Hce677/
Hxe677/
Xhe677/
Schedd676/
Seï676/
Shceer675/
Shí675/
Shchep675/
Øse675/
Sheids674/
Schedt674/
Scheez674/
Sheish674/
Sheije674/
Shheed674/
Shheer674/
Szh674/
Sxh674/
Sheijh673/
Sheash673/
Sheedd673/
Soujhe673/
Shched673/
Shx673/
Shehyi672/
Shcerr672/
Sheidh672/
Sheehr672/
Szheer672/
Shceid672/
Sughey672/
Seî672/
Shá672/
Shseer672/
Hshesh672/
Sheedh672/
Xsh672/
Sheadd671/
Shetch671/
Shehth671/
Hze671/
Sceher671/
Scheas671/
Schetp671/
Schiea671/
Shsieh671/
Shetht671/
Shetss671/
Shetth671/
Sheujh671/
Shhetz671/
Sheess671/
Shejje671/
Sheova671/
Sehech671/
Sehehe671/
Shaije671/
Shceet671/
Suhije671/
Sshech671/
Shieii671/
Saijhe671/
Saheit671/
Shehii671/
Ssheed671/
Séh671/
Soghey671/
Seş671/
Shheas671/
Shheee671/
Shhees671/
Shheet671/
Shshie671/
Shee'e671/
Sheech671/
Sheerh671/
Shchee671/
Shches671/
Shchez671/
Shooie671/
Saghey671/
Sahhee671/
Scheap671/
Szeher671/
Shhehy671/
Sssheh671/
She'er671/
Schecz671/
Scheea671/
Shhedh671/
Sheihh671/
Sxe671/
Xse671/
Hseheh671/
Hsheer671/
Sheits670/
Shedds670/
Sheidz670/
Sheahe670/
Scheat670/
Scheha670/
Sheasp670/
Shettz670/
Sheths670/
Sheett670/
Sheass670/
Schoey670/
Schehe670/
Shiehy670/
Shehes670/
Scheey670/
Sehehr670/
Seehee670/
Sheisz670/
Scheth670/
Shedts670/
Sheepp670/
Scheph670/
Schedz670/

She Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
She in the Hindi language
शेse-
She in the Marathi language
शेse99.97
She in the Arabic language
هيhy-

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