Shaniaz Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Shaniaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 56 | 1:574,164 | 6,873 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
Shaniaz (65) may also be a first name.
Shaniaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaniaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaniaz is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaniaz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaniaz is the 2,506,728th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Shaniaz is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaniaz reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shaniaz is also the 1,212,820th most widely held first name internationally, held by 65 people.
It is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 574,164. In Afghanistan Shaniaz is primarily concentrated in: Sar-e Pol, where 36 percent are found, Badakhshan, where 27 percent are found and Faryab, where 20 percent are found. Besides Afghanistan it occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Shaniaz
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