Shanawaj Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Shanawaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 132 | 1:5,811,101 | 137,947 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Shanawaj (507) may also be a first name.
Shanawaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanawaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanawaj (Hindi: शाहनवाज, Marathi: शहनवाज, Oriya: ସନୱାଜ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shanawaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanawaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,551,568th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. Shanawaj occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanawaj are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shanawaj is also the 375,944th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 507 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 5,811,101. In India Shanawaj is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 67 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent reside and Delhi, where 8 percent reside. Other than India Shanawaj is found in one country. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanawaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanawaj in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहनवाज | sahanavaja | 52.24 |
| शहनवाज | sahanavaja | 32.84 |
| शाहनावाज | sahanavaja | 2.99 |
| शानावाज | sanavaja | 2.99 |
| सहनवाज | sahanavaja | 2.99 |
| शहानवाज | sahanavaja | 1.49 |
| शहनबाज | sahanabaja | 1.49 |
| शानवाज | sanavaja | 1.49 |
| सनवाज | sanavaja | 1.49 |
| Shanawaj in the Marathi language | ||
| शहनवाज | sahanavaja | 26.92 |
| शानावाज | sanavaja | 19.23 |
| शाहनवाज | sahanavaja | 15.38 |
| शानवाज | sanavaja | 11.54 |
| शहानवाज | sahanavaja | 11.54 |
| शहनाज | sahanaja | 7.69 |
| शानाज | sanaja | 3.85 |
| शशहानवाज | sasahanavaja | 3.85 |
| Shanawaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନୱାଜ | sanawaja | 25 |
| ଶାହାନ୍ୱାଜ୍ | sahanwaj | 25 |
| ସାନୱାଜମିଆଁ | sanawajami'am | 25 |
| ସହନାୱାଜ | sahanawaja | 25 |
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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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