Shajr Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Shajr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shajr (15) may also be a first name.
Shajr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shajr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shajr is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shajr? popularity and diffusion
Shajr is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Shajr is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shajr live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname Shajr is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,120,177. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 59 percent are found, Sindh, where 36 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan Shajr exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Shajr
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