Shehiza Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shehiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shehiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5161:102,60010,029
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Shehiza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shehiza is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shehiza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 600,164th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. The surname Shehiza is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shehiza live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 516 people, or 1 in 102,600. In Tanzania Shehiza is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 87 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahiza8647/
Shehisa865/
Shahizah801/
Sahhizah801/
Shahizai801/
Shiiza7722/
Sahiza778/
Saheza772/
Saeiza771/
Sohiza771/
Shieza771/
Shahuizai7514/
Shehuisah752/
Shahidzay751/
Shohaizah751/
Sihecha71678/
Shahisa714/
Chihiza712/
Shiesha712/
Scheuza711/
Syaeiza711/
Sheezah711/
Sahizah711/
Syehzad711/
Sohezai711/
Shiedza711/
Shyesha711/
Shaheza711/
Sieza672,225/
Siiza6736/
Seuza6720/
Sehissah679/
Saheecha675/
Sheishah675/
Shahizey671/
Sheaisha671/
Sheaesha671/
Shyiesha670/

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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 Shehiza
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