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
The surname Shaaz (Hindi: शाज) is found most in Iran. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaaz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 506,723rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaaz live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shaaz is also the 303,463rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 736 people.
Shaaz is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 235,529. In Iran it is primarily found in: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 19 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Iran Shaaz exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 31 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.
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
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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 Shaaz
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