Shihy Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Shihy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Shihy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shihy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shihy is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shihy.
How Common Is The Last Name Shihy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shihy is the 1,252,959th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shihy are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Without taking into account Egypt it exists in one country. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Shihy
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