Šahin Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Šahin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šahin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

The alternate forms: Şahin (636,982) & Sahin (41,341) are calculated separately.

Šahin (388) may also be a first name.

Šahin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šahin is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Şahin or Sahin. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šahin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šahin is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šahin live; 58 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Šahin is also the 439,750th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 388 people.

The surname Šahin is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 884,100. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šahin is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 75 percent reside and Brčko District, where 25 percent reside. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 25 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şahin93636,982/
Sahin9341,341/
Šahinová777/
Šahinova776/
Shahin73173,811/
Sahyin7335/
Saahin7319/
Sahoin7314/
Sahuin738/
Sahien738/
Sahhin736/
Sahinh732/
Zahoin732/
Šohhin731/
Ssahin731/
Sajhin731/
Sahinn731/
Saehin731/
Shahien675,381/
Chahuin67197/
Schahin6777/
Sheahin6774/
Shaahin6728/
Sahahin676/
Chahinc676/
Shahhin676/
Sahuain675/
Saheyin673/
Sshahin673/
Shauhin671/
Saijhin671/
Sahingh671/
Chahind671/
Sahitin671/
Shaehin671/
Shahinn671/
Sahoine671/
Shahinh671/
Shahâin671/
Sahhien671/
Shahoin671/

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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 Šahin
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