Sherzai Surname
Approximately 1,606 people bear this surname
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The meaning of the surname Sherzai comes from sher, meaning 'lion', and zai, meaning 'son' in the Pashto language. Put together it means 'lion son'. The surname must not be confused with Shiraz, a city in Iran.
Sherzai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 915 | 1:35,140 | 1,405 |
| Pakistan | 304 | 1:587,644 | 9,447 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Sherzai (62) may also be a first name.
Sherzai Surname Meaning
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The meaning of the surname Sherzai comes from sher, meaning 'lion', and zai, meaning 'son' in the Pashto language. Put together it means 'lion son'. The surname must not be confused with Shiraz, a city in Iran.
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Sherzai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherzai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherzai is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherzai? popularity and diffusion
Sherzai is the 247,629th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,537,700 people. The last name Sherzai is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sherzai are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 62 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 915 people, or 1 in 35,140. In Afghanistan Sherzai is mostly found in: Kabul, where 48 percent live, Balkh, where 15 percent live and Herat, where 12 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Sherzai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sherzai surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sherzai earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.15% more than the national average, earning $54,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.73% less than the national average, earning $37,892 CAD per year.
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