Shamraz Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Shamraz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 179 | 1:998,011 | 12,969 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Shamraz (681) may also be a first name.
Shamraz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamraz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamraz (Hindi: शमराज) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shamraz.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamraz? popularity and diffusion
Shamraz is the 1,152,132nd most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. Shamraz occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shamraz are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shamraz is also the 317,248th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 681 people.
It is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 998,011. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 47 percent live, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 30 percent live and Punjab, where 17 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamraz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamraz in the Hindi language | ||
| शमराज | samaraja | - |
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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 Shamraz
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