Shahru Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Shahru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shahru (340) may also be a first name.
Shahru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahru (Hindi: शहरू, Marathi: शहरु) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shahru.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Shahru are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shahru is also the 473,685th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 340 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 90 percent reside, Kaduna, where 5 percent reside and Sokoto, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Malaysia, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahru in the Marathi language | ||
| शहरु | saharu | - |
| Shahru in the Hindi language | ||
| शहरू | saharu | 31.58 |
| शाहरु | saharu | 21.05 |
| शहरु | saharu | 21.05 |
| शाहरू | saharu | 15.79 |
| शाह्रू | sahru | 5.26 |
| शाहरूखान | saharukhana | 5.26 |
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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 Shahru
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