Sihia Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sihia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sihia (8) may also be a first name.
Sihia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sihia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sihia is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sihia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sihia reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sihia is also the 4,213,784th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 8 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 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 Sihia
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