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
Shiraz (Arabic: شيراز, Georgian: შირაზ, Hindi: शिराज, Marathi: फिरदा) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiraz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 54,390th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 779,083 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shiraz are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 16,185th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 58,523 people.
The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2,329 people, or 1 in 76,704. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 58 percent reside, Sindh, where 22 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 20 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 15 percent reside.
Shiraz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Shiraz are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.19% registered to vote for 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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