Shanawar Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shanawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2121:842,66011,734
India161:47,941,586492,263
England71:7,959,723202,100
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shanawar (1,491) may also be a first name.

Shanawar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shanawar (Hindi: शनावर, Marathi: शनवार, Oriya: ଶନୱାର) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanawar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,035,555th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shanawar reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shanawar is also the 201,391st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,491 people.

The last name Shanawar is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 842,660. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 92 percent live, Sindh, where 7 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent live. Beside Pakistan it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shanawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanawar in the Marathi language
शनवारsanavara66.67
शनवारेsanavare11.11
शनवरsanavara11.11
शानावरsanavara11.11
Shanawar in the Hindi language
शनावरsanavara60
सनव्वरsanavvara20
शनव्वरsanavvara20
Shanawar in the Oriya language
ଶନୱାରsanawara50
ଶନାୱରsanawara50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shanawar
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