Shahanai Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shahanai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shahanai (66) may also be a first name.
Shahanai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahanai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahanai (Hindi: शहनाई) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shahanai.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahanai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahanai are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 66 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Shahanai is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 33 percent reside, Delhi, where 33 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 33 percent reside. Outside of India Shahanai is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahanai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahanai in the Hindi language | ||
| शहनाई | sahana'i | 83.33 |
| शहनाइ | sahana'i | 12.5 |
| शाहनाई | sahana'i | 4.17 |
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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 Shahanai
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