Shanwar Surname
Approximately 424 people bear this surname
Shanwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 301 | 1:106,821 | 2,674 |
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Shanwar (236) may also be a first name.
Shanwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanwar (Hindi: शनवर, Marathi: शनवार) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanwar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 695,980th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shanwar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shanwar is also the 583,008th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 236 people.
The last name Shanwar is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 106,821. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Helmand, where 19 percent are found, Kabul, where 18 percent are found and Herat, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanwar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanwar in the Marathi language | ||
| शनवार | sanavara | 93.44 |
| हानवार | hanavara | 1.64 |
| शंकर | sankara | 1.64 |
| सागर | sagara | 1.64 |
| शनकर | sanakara | 0.82 |
| शनवारू | sanavaru | 0.82 |
| Shanwar in the Hindi language | ||
| शनवर | sanavara | 50 |
| शानवर | sanavara | 12.5 |
| शअनवर | sa'anavara | 12.5 |
| सांवर | sanvara | 12.5 |
| शानवार | sanavara | 12.5 |
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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 Shanwar
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