Shirz Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Shirz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Shirz (28) may also be a first name.
Shirz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shirz (Hindi: शीरज़) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shirz reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shirz is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 28 people.
The surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,286,127. In Afghanistan Shirz is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 40 percent reside, Khost, where 16 percent reside and Paktia, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Shirz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shirz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shirz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shirz in the Hindi language | ||
| शीरज़ | siraza | - |
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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 Shirz
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