Shahvi Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Shahvi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 234 | 1:328,130 | 22,485 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
Shahvi (29) may also be a first name.
Shahvi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahvi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahvi (Hindi: शहवी, Marathi: शहावी) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahvi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shahvi is the 1,009,375th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. Shahvi is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahvi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 29 people.
The surname Shahvi is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 328,130. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Gilan Province, where 22 percent live, Tehran Province, where 21 percent live and West Azerbaijan Province, where 18 percent live. Apart from Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahvi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahvi in the Marathi language | ||
| शहावी | sahavi | - |
| Shahvi in the Hindi language | ||
| शहवी | sahavi | 83.33 |
| शाहवी | sahavi | 16.67 |
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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 Shahvi
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