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Around the globe, Shahryar (شهريار , Shahryar , شهریار ) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine given name. The given name Shahryar is characteristic of Qatar, where it is quite a rare male name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom female name, and Iran, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Iran, Pakistan, and Iraq. Very seldom, Shahryar is the last name as well as the forename.
Shahryar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shahryar , the fictional character from Arabian Nights, One Thousand and One Nights.