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In the entire world, شهریار (Shahriar , Shahryar , Şəhriyar ) is a common male given name. The forename شهریار is characteristic of Bangladesh, where it is quite a common boy's name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare male name, and Azerbaijan. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Southern Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Iran, and Pakistan. Also, شهریار is the last name as well as the forename.
شهریار is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shahryar , the fictional character from Arabian Nights, One Thousand and One Nights.