Sheeraz Surname
Approximately 1,811 people bear this surname
Sheeraz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,187 | 1:150,500 | 4,090 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 164 | 1:55,868 | 5,445 |
| India | 93 | 1:8,248,015 | 171,602 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Sheeraz (9,567) may also be a first name.
Sheeraz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheeraz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheeraz (Hindi: शीराज) is found most in Pakistan. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sheeraz.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheeraz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 224,610th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,024,045 people. The surname Sheeraz occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sheeraz reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 63,136th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 9,567 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,187 people, or 1 in 150,500. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 52 percent reside, Punjab, where 24 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan Sheeraz occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheeraz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheeraz in the Hindi language | ||
| शीराज | siraja | 54.55 |
| शिराज | siraja | 25.45 |
| शीराज़ | siraza | 7.27 |
| शीराज़ | siraza | 7.27 |
| शिराज़ | siraza | 3.64 |
| शिराज़ | siraza | 1.82 |
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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 Sheeraz
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