Shaaz Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Shaaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 326 | 1:235,529 | 18,138 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Maldives | 25 | 1:16,167 | 1,127 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Shaaz (736) may also be a first name.
Shaaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaaz (Hindi: शाज) is found most frequently in Iran. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shaaz.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shaaz is the 506,723rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaaz live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 303,463rd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 736 people.
The last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 235,529. In Iran it is most numerous in: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 19 percent live, Tehran Province, where 15 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 31 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaaz in the Hindi language | ||
| शाज | saja | 50 |
| शहनाज़ | sahanaza | 25 |
| शाज़ | saza | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shaaz
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