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
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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) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shiraz.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiraz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 54,390th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 779,083 people. This surname 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 commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 58,523 people.
The surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,329 people, or 1 in 76,704. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 58 percent are found, Sindh, where 22 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 20 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 15 percent are found.
Shiraz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shiraz surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Shiraz surname are 22.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.19% being registered with the political 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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