Shehenaz Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Shehenaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 179 | 1:2,258 | 219 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shehenaz (278) may also be a first name.
Shehenaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shehenaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shehenaz (Dhivehi: ީޝެހެނާޒް, Hindi: शहनाज़, Marathi: शहेनाज) is carried by more people in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehenaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,239,697th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shehenaz live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shehenaz is also the 532,586th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 278 people.
This last name is most widespread in The Maldives, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 2,258. In The Maldives it is mostly found in: Malé, where 64 percent reside, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, where 4 percent reside and Laamu Atoll, where 3 percent reside. Excluding The Maldives this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shehenaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shehenaz in the Hindi language | ||
| शहनाज़ | sahanaza | - |
| Shehenaz in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ީޝެހެނާޒް | isehenaz | - |
| Shehenaz in the Marathi language | ||
| शहेनाज | sahenaja | 41.18 |
| शेहेनाझ | sehenajha | 35.29 |
| शेहनाज | sehanaja | 17.65 |
| शेहेनाज | sehenaja | 5.88 |
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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 Shehenaz
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