Shahwaiz Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Oman

Shahwaiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahwaiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Shahwaiz (657) may also be a first name.

Shahwaiz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shahwaiz (Hindi: शाहवेज़) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahwaiz? popularity and diffusion

Shahwaiz is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Shahwaiz occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahwaiz reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shahwaiz is also the 323,942nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 657 people.

The surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,357,168. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 29 percent reside, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 20 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahwaz93738/
Shawaiz93116/
Shahwiz931/
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Shahvaiz8820/
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Shehwaiz881/
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Shawaz86322/
Sahwaz8662/
Sawaiz8620/
Shawiz861/
Shahwez8054/
Shahvaz8050/
Shavaiz8020/
Sahawaz808/
Shawwaz802/
Shehwaz801/
Sahwaaz801/
Shawatz801/
Showaiz801/
Sawaz7717/
Sawiz771/
Shaywitz7525/
Shaewitz7512/
Shahavaz758/
Shahavez757/
Shahvaaz755/
Schawatz755/
Shahawez752/
Shehwaaz751/
Shahbacz751/
Shahhvaz751/
Schawitz751/
Sawicz712,203/
Sawitz71105/
Shawez7182/
Shavaz7119/
Sawatz7110/
Schaewitz7110/
Shewaz715/
Savaiz715/
Sahvaz715/
Shaviz714/
Sawayz713/
Showaz712/
Sehwaz712/
Szawiz711/
Szachwicz711/
Schaywitz711/
Sahwez711/
Shavitz67214/
Shahvez67175/
Shovaiz6750/
Saewitz6741/
Saywitz6737/
Shavazz675/
Shabacz673/
Shabadz673/
Shaweez672/
Showhiz672/
Shehwez671/
Sahvaaz671/
Sahavaz671/
Schauwitze671/
Sajwicz671/
Shaawez671/
Shaeviz671/
Szawicz671/
Shawhez671/
Shahvic671/
Shawats671/
Sahvitz671/
Schavaz670/

Shahwaiz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shahwaiz in the Hindi language
शाहवेज़sahaveza66.67
शाहवेज़sahaveza33.33

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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 Shahwaiz
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