Shahwad Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shahwad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahwad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Shahwad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shahwad occurs most in Afghanistan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahwad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahwad are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Shahwad is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,593,312. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 29 percent live, Herat, where 14 percent live and Khost, where 14 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan Shahwad is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 33 percent live and Iraq, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahswad9313/
Shawad9245/
Shawaid8633/
Shahvad864/
Shabhad863/
Shahwat862/
Shajwad861/
Shawadh861/
Shawaad861/
Shaswad861/
Sawad832,287/
Shahabod805/
Shahavad802/
Shahbaad801/
Shabad771,436/
Shawat77907/
Chawad77506/
Sawadh77110/
Shavad7754/
Sawaad7751/
Sawaid7740/
Sawasd776/
Sahwat775/
Sahvad772/
Sawatd772/
Shewad772/
Saiwad772/
Sajwad771/
Sawwad771/
Sehwad771/
Seawad771/
Showad771/
Shahwoods756/
Shahabodh751/
Sahawat71211/
Shabaad7180/
Sahavad7133/
Shahvat7130/
Schabad7126/
Shaawat7122/
Chavhad7116/
Sawaadh719/
Shabhat716/
Chaiwad715/
Shavaid714/
Shabadh714/
Shawait712/
Shaabad712/
Shawood712/
Saiwaad711/
Shabaid711/
Shawhat711/
Shawats711/
Shawath711/
Shehvad711/
Zahawad711/
Shawatz711/
Shawate711/
Shawagy711/
Shawwat711/
Savad677,983/
Sawat676,093/
Sabad672,625/
Sowad671,354/
Sawod67162/
Shashvat6785/
Sewad6715/
Schawatz675/
Chaihuad675/
Shavahat674/
Shahavat674/
Chaawadh671/
Sheawood671/
Shahvast671/
Shawhood671/
Sahaswat671/

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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 Shahwad
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