Sahnawaz Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sahnawaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahnawaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1351:5,681,966136,010
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Sahnawaz (472) may also be a first name.

Sahnawaz Last Name Facts

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

Sahnawaz (Hindi: शाहनवाज, Marathi: सहनावाझ, Oriya: ସାହନୱାଜ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahnawaz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,511,557th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sahnawaz reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 391,811th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 472 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 5,681,966. In India Sahnawaz is mostly found in: Bihar, where 76 percent reside, Delhi, where 10 percent reside and West Bengal, where 7 percent reside. Beside India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sahnawaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahnawaz in the Marathi language
सहनावाझsahanavajha-
Sahnawaz in the Hindi language
शाहनवाजsahanavaja52
शहनवाजsahanavaja16
सहनवाजsahanavaja12
सहनावाजsahanavaja8
साहनवाजsahanavaja4
शहनवाज़sahanavaza4
सहनावजsahanavaja4
Sahnawaz in the Oriya language
ସାହନୱାଜsahanawaja50
ସାହାନୁଆଜsahanu'aja25
ସାହନାୱାଜsahanawaja25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahnawaz
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