Shaharu Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Shaharu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 167 | 1:1,060,735 | 44,297 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
Shaharu (724) may also be a first name.
Shaharu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaharu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaharu (Hindi: शहरू, Marathi: शहारू, Oriya: ଶହରୁ) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaharu? popularity and diffusion
Shaharu is the 1,152,132nd most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name Shaharu is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Shaharu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shaharu is also the 306,635th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 724 people.
The surname Shaharu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 39 percent live, Jigawa, where 22 percent live and Sokoto, where 17 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaharu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaharu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶହରୁ | saharu | 75 |
| ଶହରୂ | saharu | 12.5 |
| ଶହାରୁ | saharu | 12.5 |
| Shaharu in the Hindi language | ||
| शहरू | saharu | 48.62 |
| शहरु | saharu | 27.52 |
| शाहरू | saharu | 19.27 |
| शाहरु | saharu | 1.83 |
| शहरुा | saharua | 0.92 |
| Shaharu in the Marathi language | ||
| शहारू | saharu | 31.82 |
| शाहरु | saharu | 31.82 |
| शहारु | saharu | 27.27 |
| शाहरू | saharu | 4.55 |
| शाहरुबाई | saharuba'i | 4.55 |
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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 Shaharu
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