[4][5] In India, Sinha is commonly used as a surname by the Kayasthas of the West Bengal and Bihar.
[1][2][6] In Sri Lanka, the term 'Sinha' (or Siha / Sinhe / Singhe / Singha / Singho) have commonly been used by the Sinhalese (or Sinhala).
[7] The word Simhmam (or Singam / Singham / Singhai / Singai) is the Sri Lankan Tamil derivative.
In northeast India, Sinhas held high positions as advisors during the times of the Mughal Empire.
"Sinhá moça" is a Brazilian colloquialism that may be translated "miss" or "missy".