Shahirul Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shahirul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shahirul Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Shahirul (936) may also be a first name.

Shahirul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shahirul occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shahirul.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahirul? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahirul reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shahirul is also the 264,210th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 936 people.

The surname Shahirul is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Selangor, where 63 percent are found, Johor, where 6 percent are found and Kedah, where 6 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Singapore, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahirul93346/
Sahirull881/
Saherul8024/
Xahirul801/
Zahirull751/
Chaherul751/
Saerul7147/
Seherul672/
Saerrul671/
Choerul5334/

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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 Shahirul
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis