Gulshir Surname

45,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Gulshir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulshir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan11,2541:15,8741,020
Afghanistan681:472,8416,152
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Gulshir (4,913) may also be a first name.

Gulshir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gulshir (Hindi: गुलशीर) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulshir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,786th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 643,492 people. The last name Gulshir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gulshir live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 97,253rd most numerous given name on earth It is held by 4,913 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 11,254 people, or 1 in 15,874. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found and Sindh, where 0 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulshair93343/
Gulsheir931/
Gulshier931/
Gulsir926/
Ulshir921/
Ghulshair882/
Gullshair881/
Gulsher865,474/
Golshir8653/
Gulsair862/
Gulsehr861/
Gulchir861/
Gulsheer8070/
Gulesher805/
Gullsher805/
Ghulsher803/
Ghilshir801/
Hulshire800/
Gulser7757/
Ulsher7727/
Gulzir7724/
Golsir773/
Gulsre771/
Ulesir771/
Guljir771/
Gulsheetr751/
Gulcher7160/
Guleser7137/
Gulzair7131/
Hulsair7129/
Gulseer7122/
Gulserp7113/
Hulsher716/
Golesir714/
Gulgire712/
Ulseher711/
Ulchair711/
Goolsir711/
Gulsear711/
Hulsier711/
Ghulzir711/
Ulscher710/
Golsher710/
Hulscher671,166/
Goolsair6745/
Goulcher6715/
Goolsher6712/
Ulser6711/
Golscher678/
Hulszier673/
Oulssire671/
Gilesher671/
Gülscher671/
Gulescer671/
Olsir671/

Gulshir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulshir in the Hindi language
गुलशीरgulasira-

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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
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  • 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 Gulshir
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