Shihama Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Shihama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 93 | 1:4,346 | 409 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shihama (36) may also be a first name.
Shihama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shihama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shihama (Hindi: शिहमा) is found most frequently in The Maldives. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shihama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,806,862nd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Shihama is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shihama live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most common first name internationally, borne by 36 people.
Shihama is most commonly held in The Maldives, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 4,346. In The Maldives Shihama is most common in: Malé, where 47 percent are found, Kaafu Atoll, where 12 percent are found and Alif Dhaal Atoll, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The Maldives it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shihama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shihama in the Hindi language | ||
| शिहमा | sihama | - |
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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 Shihama
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