Shanawas Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Shanawas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanawas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shanawas (558) may also be a first name.

Shanawas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shanawas (Marathi: सानवास) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanawas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Shanawas is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Shanawas reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shanawas is also the 356,054th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 558 people.

Shanawas is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is primarily found in: Karnataka, where 19 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 19 percent live and Bihar, where 6 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 24 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shanawas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanawas in the Marathi language
सानवासsanavasa50
शानावासsanavasa50

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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 Shanawas
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