Šahić Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

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

Šahić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šahić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2231:15,8582,968
Serbia391:183,20411,620
Montenegro211:30,4552,601
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Sahic (99) are calculated separately.

Šahić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šahić occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Sahic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šahić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 914,967th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. Šahić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šahić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Šahić is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 15,858. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 95 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 5 percent are found. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 13 percent are found and Montenegro, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahic8799/
Šehić805,901/
Zahić80657/
Šahid801/
Sahi67265,449/
Şahi6782/

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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 Šahić
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