Shir Alam Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Shir Alam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 91 | 1:353,332 | 5,259 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
Shir Alam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shir Alam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shir Alam is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shir Alam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shir Alam is the 1,931,261st most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shir Alam live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Shir Alam is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 353,332. In Afghanistan Shir Alam is primarily concentrated in: Kabul, where 23 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 15 percent reside and Balkh, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shair Alam | 95 | 5 | / |
| Shiralam | 94 | 44 | / |
| Sher Alam | 89 | 16 | / |
| Shir Alim | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shirlam | 88 | 74 | / |
| Sharalam | 82 | 23 | / |
| Chiralam | 82 | 5 | / |
| Sheralam | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shirlama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schiralm | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sher E Alam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sharaalam | 78 | 19 | / |
| Sheeralam | 78 | 3 | / |
| Sherealam | 78 | 3 | / |
| Sheraalam | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sherallam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shiyr Halomy | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chirlam | 75 | 101 | / |
| Shrilam | 75 | 57 | / |
| Sharlam | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shralma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sherlam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharaghlam | 74 | 1 | / |
| She Aralam | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sheraalm | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shreelam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shrilami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Charalam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirleme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheerlam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shryilam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirholm | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sherlame | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chiri Laime | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chirolami | 67 | 22 | / |
| Charallam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schiorlim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chirlamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sheeraalm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shrilammi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirlm | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shir Alam
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