Sahnaz Surname
Approximately 3,221 people bear this surname
Sahnaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2,884 | 1:55,255 | 2,925 |
| India | 158 | 1:4,854,844 | 122,998 |
| Indonesia | 111 | 1:1,191,434 | 84,297 |
| Turkey | 46 | 1:1,691,770 | 62,957 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Şahnaz (1) are calculated separately.
Sahnaz (14,641) may also be a first name.
Sahnaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahnaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahnaz (Hindi: सहनाज, Marathi: सहनाझ, Oriya: ସାହାନାଜ) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Şahnaz. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sahnaz.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahnaz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 138,854th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,262,510 people. The surname Sahnaz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sahnaz live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sahnaz is also the 47,197th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 14,641 people.
This surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,884 people, or 1 in 55,255. Without taking into account Bangladesh it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahnaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahnaz in the Marathi language | ||
| सहनाझ | sahanajha | 93.33 |
| शहनाज | sahanaja | 6.67 |
| Sahnaz in the Hindi language | ||
| सहनाज | sahanaja | 29.8 |
| शहनाज | sahanaja | 25.17 |
| सहनाज़ | sahanaza | 21.19 |
| सहनाज़ | sahanaza | 17.88 |
| सह्नाज़ | sahnaza | 2.65 |
| शाहनाज | sahanaja | 1.32 |
| शहनाज़ | sahanaza | 0.66 |
| Sahnaz in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହାନାଜ | sahanaja | 25 |
| ସହନାଜ | sahanaja | 25 |
| େସହନାଜ | esahanaja | 16.67 |
| ସାେହନାଜ | saehanaja | 8.33 |
| ସାହନାଜ | sahanaja | 8.33 |
| େସୖନାଜ | esanaja | 8.33 |
| ଶାହଜାନ | sahajana | 8.33 |
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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 Sahnaz
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