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) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahanai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shahanai is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahanai live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,201,840th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 66 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 33 percent reside, Delhi, where 33 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 33 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs 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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