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 in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanawar? popularity and diffusion

Shanawar is the 1,035,555th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname Shanawar occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shanawar live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 201,391st most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 1,491 people.

This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 842,660. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 92 percent are found, Sindh, where 7 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

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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