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
Shanag (Hindi: शानग, Marathi: शनग) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanag? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shanag are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 318,141st most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 678 people.
The last name Shanag is most common in Iran, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,132,848. In Iran Shanag is most numerous in: Markazi Province, where 42 percent live, Ardabil Province, where 31 percent live and Alborz Province, where 25 percent live. Outside of Iran Shanag exists in 4 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Shanag
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