Shahnwaz Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Shahnwaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahnwaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3691:2,078,76870,458
Pakistan1421:1,258,05614,753
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Shahnwaz (2,249) may also be a first name.

Shahnwaz Last Name Facts

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

Shahnwaz (Hindi: शाहनवाज) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shahnwaz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahnwaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 596,518th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The last name Shahnwaz occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahnwaz reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shahnwaz is also the 157,518th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 2,249 people.

Shahnwaz is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 2,078,768. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent live, Bihar, where 31 percent live and Delhi, where 8 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent live and Qatar, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shahnwaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shahnwaz in the Hindi language
शाहनवाजsahanavaja73.22
शाहनवाज़sahanavaza13.17
शहनवाजsahanavaja7.78
शहनवाज़sahanavaza2.81
शाहनवाज़sahanavaza2.59
शहनवाज़़sahanavaza0.22
शाह्नवाजsahnavaja0.22

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shahnwaz
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