Šahini

surname · Latin script

Šahini is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Kosovo than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Borrowed from Greek Σαχίνης (Sachínis).

rarermore common
  • XKKosovo≈1 in 1.7K(inferred from the name graph)
  • HRCroatia1 in 68K
  • CHSwitzerland1 in 227K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Kosovo (inferred from the name graph)

≈1,100 people, est.

Sources
14 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 1.7K (inferred from the name graph)

Kosovo, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Borrowed from Greek Σαχίνης (Sachínis).

Sources 1

Where in the world(measured from records)

Šahini counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Šahini is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
XK Kosovo#509≈1,100 est.≈1 in 1.7K—Šahini1
IN India—1681 in 7.9M168—1
HR Croatia—621 in 68K62Šahini14
CH Switzerland—371 in 227K37—1
RS Serbia—≈11 est.≈1 in 649K—Šahini3
CZ Czechia—61 in 1.8M6——

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls; DZS — Imena i prezimena (per-token lookup form); BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); MVČR — living population register 2017. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Šahini is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Czech surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Czechia

    Also written Sahini

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Sahini

  • Arabic surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Saudi Arabia

    Also written Sahini, Şahini

  • Indonesian surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia, India

    Languages: Indonesian, Malay

    Also written Sahini

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 3 sources across 2 countries.

Official registers attesting Šahini
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
HR CroatiaDZS — Imena i prezimena (per-token lookup form)202162#11,533
HR CroatiaDZS — Učestalost prezimena (Popis 2021)202143—
CZ CzechiaMVČR — living population register 2017—6#110,671

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Šahini mean, and where does it come from?
Borrowed from Greek Σαχίνης (Sachínis). Recorded by Wiktionary.
In which country does Šahini have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 1.1 thousand people named Šahini in Kosovo, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled šahini.
How common is the name Šahini?
In India, the national register counted 168 people named Šahini, about 1 in 7.9 million residents.
How common is Šahini compared with other names?
In Kosovo, Šahini is the 509th most common surname of 4,329 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Šahini” — the 509th most common surname in Kosovo. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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