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 last name Shanwar (Hindi: शनवर, Marathi: शनवार) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanwar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 695,980th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. Shanwar occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 236 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 106,821. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Helmand, where 19 percent are found, Kabul, where 18 percent are found and Herat, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan this surname exists 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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