Family name شیراز (Sheraz 
, Shiraz , שיראז 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The surname شیراز is characteristic of United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, and Pakistan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. More prevalently, شیراز is the forename as well as the last name.