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) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahnu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahnu reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shahnu is also the 322,851st most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 661 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 38 percent reside, Delhi, where 13 percent reside and Jammu and Kashmir, where 13 percent reside. Outside of India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Shahnu
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