Shanag Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Shanag Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shanag (678) may also be a first name.
Shanag Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanag Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanag (Hindi: शानग, Marathi: शनग) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanag? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shanag live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shanag is also the 318,141st most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 678 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,132,848. In Iran it is mostly found in: Markazi Province, where 42 percent live, Ardabil Province, where 31 percent live and Alborz Province, where 25 percent live. Other than Iran Shanag is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent live and Bulgaria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanag Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanag in the Hindi language | ||
| शानग | sanaga | - |
| Shanag in the Marathi language | ||
| शनग | sanaga | - |
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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 Shanag
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