Şeh Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey571:1,365,28855,259
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Seh (12,430), Šeh (23) & Séh (1) are calculated separately.

Şeh Last Name Facts

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

Şeh occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Seh, Šeh or Séh. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şeh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Şeh occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Şeh reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Şeh is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 1,365,288. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Bursa Province, where 65 percent are found, Mersin Province, where 23 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in one country. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seh8912,430/
Šeh8923/
Séh781/
Zeh6719,653/
Ceh674,875/
Čeh672,783/
Şah672,299/
Şih67273/
Şep67159/
Xeh678/
Şeherï671/
Şeu671/

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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 Şeh
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