Shamnawaz Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shamnawaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamnawaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shamnawaz (6) may also be a first name.

Shamnawaz Last Name Facts

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

Shamnawaz has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shamnawaz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamnawaz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Shamnawaz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamnawaz live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shamnawaz is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 6 people.

Shamnawaz is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,038,296. In Afghanistan Shamnawaz is most numerous in: Kapisa, where 25 percent live, Khost, where 25 percent live and Maidan Wardak, where 25 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live.

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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 Shamnawaz
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