Shiraz Surname
Approximately 9,354 people bear this surname
Shiraz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2,329 | 1:76,704 | 2,714 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,827 | 1:11,389 | 1,622 |
| Afghanistan | 1,358 | 1:23,677 | 1,143 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Iran | 642 | 1:119,599 | 11,205 |
| India | 376 | 1:2,040,068 | 69,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 356 | 1:25,737 | 2,881 |
| England | 207 | 1:269,169 | 21,240 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| United States | 115 | 1:3,151,817 | 182,069 |
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Maldives | 9 | 1:44,908 | 2,305 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
Shiraz (58,523) may also be a first name.
Shiraz Demographics
Average Shiraz Salary in
United States
$64,648 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shiraz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiraz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiraz (Arabic: شيراز, Georgian: შირაზ, Hindi: शिराज, Marathi: फिरदा) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiraz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shiraz is the 54,390th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 779,083 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shiraz live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shiraz is also the 16,185th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 58,523 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,329 people, or 1 in 76,704. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 58 percent live, Sindh, where 22 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 20 percent live and Afghanistan, where 15 percent live.
Shiraz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shiraz last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Shiraz surname are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.19% registered with the party.
The amount Shiraz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.83% more than the national average, earning $64,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning $44,912 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiraz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiraz in the Georgian language | ||
| შირაზ | shiraz | - |
| Shiraz in the Hindi language | ||
| शिराज | siraja | 40.74 |
| शीराज | siraja | 17.59 |
| शीराज़ | siraza | 16.67 |
| शिराज़ | siraza | 12.04 |
| शिराज़ | siraza | 6.48 |
| शीराज़ | siraza | 3.7 |
| सिराज | siraja | 1.85 |
| सीराज | siraja | 0.93 |
| Shiraz in the Marathi language | ||
| फिरदा | phirada | 18.75 |
| शीराझ | sirajha | 18.75 |
| शीराज | siraja | 18.75 |
| सीराज | siraja | 12.5 |
| िशराज़ | isaraza | 6.25 |
| शीरझ | sirajha | 6.25 |
| फीरज | phiraja | 6.25 |
| साहीर | sahira | 6.25 |
| िशरज़ | isaraza | 6.25 |
| Shiraz in the Arabic language | ||
| شيراز | shyraz | - |
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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 Shiraz
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