Shayar Surname
Approximately 442 people bear this surname
Shayar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 292 | 1:262,954 | 19,511 |
| India | 86 | 1:8,919,365 | 180,249 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Shayar (7,731) may also be a first name.
Shayar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shayar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shayar (Bengali: শায়র, Hindi: शायर, Marathi: शायर) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shayar is the 675,256th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shayar live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shayar is also the 72,703rd most common first name worldwide It is held by 7,731 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 262,954. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Gilan Province, where 18 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 14 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shayar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shayar in the Bengali language | ||
| শায়র | sayara | - |
| Shayar in the Hindi language | ||
| शायर | sayara | 98.94 |
| शयर | sayara | 0.62 |
| शायार | sayara | 0.29 |
| शयार | sayara | 0.09 |
| शयार् | sayar | 0.02 |
| ़शायर | sayara | 0.02 |
| सायर | sayara | 0.02 |
| Shayar in the Marathi language | ||
| शायर | sayara | 85.37 |
| शयर | sayara | 6.5 |
| शायार | sayara | 4.88 |
| शयार | sayara | 1.63 |
| सयद | sayada | 0.81 |
| शायरा | sayara | 0.81 |
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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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- 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 Shayar
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