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.

DNA test information

Şeh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

The surname Şeh is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Seh, Šeh or Séh. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Şeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Şeh is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Şeh are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Şeh is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 1,365,288. In Turkey Şeh is mostly found in: Bursa Province, where 65 percent live, Mersin Province, where 23 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Turkey this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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