Shahaniya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Shahaniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Shahaniya (84) may also be a first name.
Shahaniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahaniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahaniya (Hindi: शाहनिया) is found in Qatar more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahaniya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shahaniya is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Shahaniya occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahaniya reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 84 people.
The last name Shahaniya is most frequently occurring in Qatar, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Other than Qatar this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahaniya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahaniya in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहनिया | sahaniya | 50 |
| शाहनीया | sahaniya | 15 |
| शहनिया | sahaniya | 15 |
| शहनीया | sahaniya | 10 |
| शाहानिया | sahaniya | 10 |
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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 Shahaniya
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