Shanwar Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shanwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3011:106,8212,674
India871:8,816,843179,063
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanwar in the Marathi language
शनवारsanavara93.44
हानवारhanavara1.64
शंकरsankara1.64
सागरsagara1.64
शनकरsanakara0.82
शनवारूsanavaru0.82
Shanwar in the Hindi language
शनवरsanavara50
शानवरsanavara12.5
शअनवरsa'anavara12.5
सांवरsanvara12.5
शानवारsanavara12.5

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