Shieraz Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Shieraz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Shieraz (17) may also be a first name.
Shieraz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shieraz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shieraz is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shieraz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shieraz is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Shieraz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shieraz are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 17 people.
It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 60 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent live and Punjab, where 20 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 17 percent live.
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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 Shieraz
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