Şehit Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şehit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Şehit 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
Turkey4381:177,67413,437
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529

The alternate forms: Sehit (33) are calculated separately.

Şehit (130) may also be a first name.

Şehit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Şehit occurs most in Turkey. It can also appear as a variant: Sehit. For other possible spellings of Şehit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şehit? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 668,257th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Şehit live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 71 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 814,623rd most common first name internationally It is held by 130 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 438 people, or 1 in 177,674. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 41 percent reside, Zonguldak Province, where 14 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Turkey Şehit is found in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside.

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
Sehit9333/
Şehi894/
Şahit8012/
Şehiç806/
Sehait732/
Sehith731/
Chehit731/
Sehi6716,199/
Šehi6737/
Shehith6717/
Cehi6716/
Seheidt671/
Xehi671/
Cehistt670/
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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 Şehit
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