Shanwaz Surname
Approximately 633 people bear this surname
Shanwaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 395 | 1:81,400 | 2,308 |
| India | 162 | 1:4,734,971 | 120,979 |
| Pakistan | 60 | 1:2,977,398 | 24,221 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shanwaz (1,283) may also be a first name.
Shanwaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanwaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanwaz (Hindi: शाहनवाज, Marathi: शहनाज, Oriya: ସାନୱାଜ) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanwaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 515,280th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The last name Shanwaz is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanwaz live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shanwaz is also the 220,056th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 1,283 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 395 people, or 1 in 81,400. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Paktika, where 48 percent live, Farah, where 15 percent live and Nangarhar, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanwaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanwaz in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାନୱାଜ | sanawaja | - |
| Shanwaz in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहनवाज | sahanavaja | 57.89 |
| शहनवाज | sahanavaja | 28.95 |
| शानवाज़ | sanavaza | 2.63 |
| शाहनावाज | sahanavaja | 2.63 |
| शाहनवा | sahanava | 2.63 |
| शानवाज़ | sanavaza | 2.63 |
| सहनवाज | sahanavaja | 2.63 |
| Shanwaz in the Marathi language | ||
| शहनाज | sahanaja | 50 |
| शहनाझ | sahanajha | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Shanwaz
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