Sherwani Surname

101,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Sherwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,9601:91,1453,011
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
India5791:1,324,81151,705
United Arab Emirates3491:26,2532,941
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
England1671:333,64124,529
Iraq1571:223,0684,985
Canada811:454,88439,362
Israel671:127,72613,864
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway141:367,30634,015
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Sherwani (31) may also be a first name.

Sherwani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sherwani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sherwani (Hindi: शेरवानी, Marathi: शेरवानी) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sherwani is the 101,671st most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,569,577 people. The last name Sherwani is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Sherwani reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 31 people.

The last name Sherwani is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,960 people, or 1 in 91,145. In Pakistan Sherwani is most frequent in: Punjab, where 46 percent are found, Sindh, where 41 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Barring Pakistan it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Sherwani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sherwani surname are 19.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Sherwani earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning 279,399 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.83% more than the national average, earning $49,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $57,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sherwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherwani in the Hindi language
शेरवानीseravani97.55
शेरबानीserabani1.84
शैरवानीsairavani0.61
Sherwani in the Marathi language
शेरवानीseravani66.67
शेखानीsekhani33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sherwani
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