Shihi Surname
Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname
Shihi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,127 | 1:68,130 | 7,164 |
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Shihi (43) may also be a first name.
Shihi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shihi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shihi (Hindi: शीही) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shihi.
How Common Is The Last Name Shihi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shihi is the 308,931st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. Shihi occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shihi are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 43 people.
It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 1,127 people, or 1 in 68,130. In Iran it is most frequent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 70 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 24 percent reside and Hormozgan Province, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shihi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shihi in the Hindi language | ||
| शीही | sihi | - |
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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 Shihi
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