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 more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Šehic, Šehič, Sehić, Sehic, Şehiç or Séhic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šehić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 82,165th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,234,968 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šehić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šehić is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 5,446 people, or 1 in 649. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 94 percent reside, Republika Srpska, where 4 percent reside and Brčko District, where 3 percent reside. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 4 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.

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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