Šehić Surname

82,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,901 people bear this surname

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

Šehić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šehić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5,4461:64963
Slovenia2461:10,1122,364
Croatia1701:24,8745,174
Serbia281:255,17713,976
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Šehic (33), Šehič (16), Sehić (11), Sehic (1,224), Şehiç (6) & Séhic (1) are calculated separately.

Šehić Last Name Facts

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

Šehić is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Šehic, Šehič, Sehić, Sehic, Şehiç or Séhic. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šehić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 82,165th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,234,968 people. The surname Šehić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šehić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šehić is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 5,446 people, or 1 in 649. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šehić is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 94 percent live, Republika Srpska, where 4 percent live and Brčko District, where 3 percent live. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 4 percent live and Croatia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šehic9333/
Šehič9316/
Sehić9311/
Šehi8937/
Sehic871,224/
Şehiç876/
Šahić80290/
Zehić80236/
Cehić805/
Šehip801/
Séhic801/
Šehićová771/
Sehi6716,199/
Cehi6716/
Şehi674/
Xehi671/

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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 Šehić
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