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
The surname Shirz (Hindi: शीरज़) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shirz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shirz are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 28 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,286,127. In Afghanistan Shirz is most common in: Kabul, where 40 percent are found, Khost, where 16 percent are found and Paktia, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Shirz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shirz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shirz 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
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- 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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