Shahanwaj Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Shahanwaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahanwaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3781:2,029,27369,289
Qatar91:262,00030,726

Shahanwaj (2,651) may also be a first name.

Shahanwaj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shahanwaj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shahanwaj (Hindi: शहनवाज, Marathi: शहानवाज, Oriya: ଶାହାନ୍ଓାଜ୍) occurs most in India. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahanwaj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahanwaj live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shahanwaj is also the 142,569th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 2,651 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 2,029,273. In India Shahanwaj is most common in: Bihar, where 81 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Qatar, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shahanwaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shahanwaj in the Marathi language
शहानवाजsahanavaja94.11
शाहनवाजsahanavaja2.62
शहनवाजsahanavaja1.51
शहानवाजाकsahanavajaka0.39
शाहानवाजsahanavaja0.2
शहानवाजारsahanavajara0.2
शहानबाजsahanabaja0.13
शमनजीsamanaji0.13
शहाजहानsahajahana0.13
सशहानवाजsasahanavaja0.07
शहाबाजsahabaja0.07
शहाणवाजsahanavaja0.07
शहानवाजाफsahanavajapha0.07
साखानsakhana0.07
शाहनबाजsahanabaja0.07
सहनबाजsahanabaja0.07
शहनाजsahanaja0.07
शान्वाजsanvaja0.07
Shahanwaj in the Hindi language
शहनवाजsahanavaja62.72
शाहनवाजsahanavaja31.71
शहानवाजsahanavaja1.39
शहनबाजsahanabaja1.05
शाहनावाजsahanavaja0.7
शाहनsahana0.7
शहनचाजsahanacaja0.35
शहनावाजsahanavaja0.35
शाहनबाजsahanabaja0.35
शाहानवाजsahanavaja0.35
Shahanwaj in the Oriya language
ଶାହାନ୍ଓାଜ୍sahanoaj50
ଶହାନ୍ୱାଜsahanwaja50

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