Sheh Surname

42,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Sheh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,8541:11,0171,638
Nigeria1,0631:166,64410,379
Cameroon7081:29,3353,955
Malaysia3271:90,1966,297
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Pakistan2621:681,84710,375
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
India1621:4,734,971120,979
Bulgaria1041:67,1054,343
Iran841:914,07843,588
Canada471:783,94961,790
China431:31,798,1761,692
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Australia331:818,05251,601
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
England51:11,143,612252,590
Albania41:728,51420,844
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Sheh (10,791) may also be a first name.

Sheh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheh (Hindi: शेह, Marathi: शेह) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,324th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 591,570 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Sheh reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 58,235th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 10,791 people.

This last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,854 people, or 1 in 11,017. Aside from Ethiopia Sheh is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Sheh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Sheh last name are 17.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sheh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $42,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.81% less than the national average, earning $39,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shieh893,003/
Shesh891,528/
Sheih891,011/
Shedh8986/
Sheuh8971/
Scheh8958/
Sheyh8939/
Sherh8936/
Shech8919/
Sheph898/
Shheh898/
Shehh895/
Hsheh894/
Shejh892/
Sheht891/
She86406,704/
Seh8612,430/
Schehr80877/
Shehee80447/
Sheshh80325/
Sheach80221/
Shehez80192/
Shesht80156/
Sheesh8086/
Sheych8052/
Schieh8046/
Shecht8045/
Hshieh8040/
Sheich8030/
Hshech807/
Sheish804/
Sheijh803/
Sheash803/
Shehyi802/
Sheidh802/
Sheehr802/
Hshesh802/
Sheedh802/
Shetch801/
Shehth801/
Shsieh801/
Shetht801/
Shetth801/
Sheujh801/
Sehech801/
Sehehe801/
Sshech801/
Shehii801/
Sheech801/
Sheerh801/
Shhehy801/
Sssheh801/
Shhedh801/
Sheihh801/
Hseheh801/
Sheahe800/
Scheha800/
Sheths800/
Schehe800/
Shiehy800/
Shehes800/
Sehehr800/
Scheth800/
Scheph800/
Sher75444,265/
Shea7563,797/
Shee7549,546/
Sheu7517,151/
Sieh7516,131/
Shih7515,425/
Shey7512,276/
Shep7511,386/
Shet757,611/
Shei753,111/
Shie752,598/
Shed752,434/
Sihe751,474/
Shha75916/
Shej7597/
Sche7592/
Shes7561/
Shez7546/
Shyh7542/
Sihh7515/
Shhe7513/
Shze759/
Sehh758/
Hseh755/
Sjeh754/
Shhi753/
Sehp753/
Hzeh752/
Shhy752/
Shje752/
Syhe752/
Hshe752/
Shjh752/
Shäh751/
Shăh751/
S'Eh751/
Sehz751/
Shxe751/
Shge751/
Shhj751/
Shce751/
Sxeh751/
Szeh751/
Jseh751/
Hceh751/
Shehova73221/
Schecht73162/
Schesch7318/
Scheehr739/
Sheehee733/
Scheach733/
Scheehy732/
Scheiht732/
Hsheesh732/
Shheehy731/
Shehaia731/
Shehaya731/
Sehehed731/
Schieha731/
Sehesrh731/
Shheerh731/
Sheidth731/
Scheech730/
Sheeths730/
Scheith730/
Szchech730/
Se67164,925/
Sheet6731,298/
Hsieh6718,644/
Sheer6711,221/
Scheu675,657/
Shedd675,216/
Shish674,677/
Shead673,803/
Sheed673,491/
Shysh672,070/
Schei671,734/
Schey671,560/
Sherr671,413/
Schie671,032/
Shahy67761/
Shepp67750/
Chech67646/
Sahei67641/
Shhee67562/
Siehr67427/
Schee67373/
Sheid67367/
Sheat67282/
Sheea67275/
Sheyd67231/
Shest67208/
Shees67155/
Shije67151/
Shaih67145/
Schea67122/
Shets6797/
Sahey6780/
Chedh6777/
Shhid6773/
Shihe6765/
Shche6753/
Szehr6748/
Shett6747/
Scheicht6744/
Shuhy6741/
Shess6738/
Sheys6735/
Sheap6734/
Sheep6732/
Sheey6732/
Schej6729/
Shidh6726/
Shhed6726/
Shajh6724/
Shich6724/
Shheu6724/
Sheip6723/
Shshi6722/
Shahj6719/
Sheihova6718/
Shsha6718/
Shiea6717/
Cheph6717/
Shsih6714/
Shher6713/
Sheis6712/
Shhaa6710/
Hsheu6710/
Sethh678/
Cheih678/
Saheu678/
Sheyt678/
Sechh677/
Shepf676/
Sheez676/
Hseeh676/
Shiey676/
Siehy676/
Cherh675/
Shiph675/
Suhha675/
Seeht675/
Shhay674/
Scehe674/
Shych674/
Shedt674/
Shiht674/
S'Hih674/
Shhai674/
Shihh674/
Sshed674/
Sehdd673/
Cheht673/
Seehy672/
Sheit672/
Shcer672/
Schse672/
Scheidth672/
Shser672/
Shihd672/
Shseu672/
Shujh672/
Shchy672/
Shayh672/
Sheas671/
Hshih671/
Hsihe671/
Sichh671/
Shhit671/
Shhjd671/
Shiej671/
Sheiz671/
Sehhe671/
Sehhs671/
Sehiy671/
Shcey671/
Sheae671/
Sheaz671/
Szschech671/
Szceh671/
Sayhh671/
Schyh671/
Seehe671/
Jshed671/
Zsieh671/
Suhyh671/
Sithh671/
Sheïr671/
Shjhe671/
Shoih671/
Shyhe671/
Ssher671/
Sahyh671/
Schih671/
Scheß671/
Sehst671/
Sehez671/
Sehge671/
Szhed671/
Shzee671/
Sheij671/
Shezt671/
Sehrr671/
Serhh671/
Shhei671/
Shhii671/
Shjch671/
Zshep671/
Ch'eh671/
Hsehs671/
Hsher671/
Sheds670/
Sehdt670/
Sshea670/
Sehts670/

Sheh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheh in the Marathi language
शेहseha98.44
Sheh in the Hindi language
शेहseha68.75
स्हेहs'heha12.5
स्नेहsneha12.5
शेखsekha6.25

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