Şehit Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Şehit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 438 | 1:177,674 | 13,437 |
| Northern Cyprus | 10 | 1:31,901 | 6,529 |
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 last name Şehit occurs most in Turkey. It may be found in the variant forms: Sehit. Click here to see other potential spellings of Şehit.
How Common Is The Last Name Şehit? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 668,257th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Şehit reside; 71 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 814,623rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 130 people.
The last name Şehit is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 438 people, or 1 in 177,674. In Turkey Şehit is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 41 percent reside, Zonguldak Province, where 14 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 2 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 Şehit
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