Shinwar Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shinwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shinwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2001:160,7663,339
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India141:54,790,384527,769
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Shinwar (326) may also be a first name.

Shinwar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shinwar occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinwar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 772,238th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The last name Shinwar is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Shinwar reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shinwar is also the 485,722nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 326 people.

The surname Shinwar is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 160,766. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 41 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 9 percent reside and Kapisa, where 9 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Pakistan, where 8 percent reside.

Shinwar Last Name Statistics demography

Shinwar earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning $21,542 USD per year.

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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 Shinwar
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