Shahyar Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Shahyar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 109 | 1:704,427 | 36,922 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shahyar (385) may also be a first name.
Shahyar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahyar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahyar (Hindi: शहयार) is found most frequently in Iran. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahyar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,218,745th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shahyar live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 441,679th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 385 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 704,427. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 34 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 30 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Iran Shahyar occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and Iraq, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahyar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahyar in the Hindi language | ||
| शहयार | sahayara | 77.78 |
| शाहयार | sahayara | 22.22 |
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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
- 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 Shahyar
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