Shahnu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shahnu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shahnu (661) may also be a first name.
Shahnu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahnu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahnu (Hindi: शाहनू, Marathi: शहानु) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shahnu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahnu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shahnu is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahnu are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 322,851st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 661 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 38 percent reside, Delhi, where 13 percent reside and Jammu and Kashmir, where 13 percent reside. Other than India Shahnu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent reside and Iran, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahnu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahnu in the Marathi language | ||
| शहानु | sahanu | - |
| Shahnu in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहनू | sahanu | 80 |
| शाहून | sahuna | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Shahnu
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