Shahiwar Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shahiwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahiwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shahiwar (7) may also be a first name.

Shahiwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shahiwar has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahiwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shahiwar is the 11,742,229th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahiwar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shahiwar is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 7 people.

The last name Shahiwar is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan Shahiwar is most frequent in: Balkh, where 100 percent live. Besides Afghanistan this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahiwar931/
Shahewar8818/
Shehiwar881/
Sahiware881/
Sahivar80156/
Sahewar804/
Shehivar755/
Shahevar752/
Shaeward751/
Saewar7130/
Saewair671/
Saewart671/
Saeware671/
Soewar5745/
Saewor5730/
Saevar573/
Schoevaart5629/
Saevhar531/
Saevare531/
Shoeybar5011/
Saejvard501/
Saechuar501/

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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 Shahiwar
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