Anj Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Anj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan8111:220,2765,207
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Iran431:1,785,64066,464
India151:51,137,692512,385
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Anj (887) may also be a first name.

Anj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anj Come From? nationality or country of origin

Anj (Bengali: অঞ্জ, Hindi: अन्ज, Marathi: अंज) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Anj.

How Common Is The Last Name Anj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anj is the 372,836th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,575,412 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Anj are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Anj is also the 272,925th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 887 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 811 people, or 1 in 220,276. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 91 percent reside, Sindh, where 7 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan Anj occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 5 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.

Anj Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganj8610,729/
Anuj864,866/
Anje861,253/
Anoj86607/
Anej86120/
Anij86107/
Anaj86105/
Hanj8672/
Anjh8641/
Andj868/
Aunj867/
Annj862/
Amnj861/
Ainj861/
Asnj861/
Anjp861/
Hanje752,457/
Anaja751,709/
Aneej751,050/
Angaj75753/
Hanaj75329/
Ganaj75262/
Anijs75209/
Angej75195/
Hanjš75115/
Ganjh7546/
Anije7546/
Anhøj7546/
Ganej7539/
Anooj7536/
Ganoj7526/
Hanij7524/
Ahanj7519/
Aanje7516/
Anouj7516/
Ganij7513/
Amnaj7510/
Annuj758/
Annoj757/
Hanjh757/
Angoj756/
Hanej755/
Anaaj754/
Anuuj754/
Anjhe754/
Annaj754/
Ganuj753/
Gainj752/
Anujh752/
Hanoj752/
Ainje752/
Anhoj752/
Haunj751/
Gaanj751/
Hanuj751/
Ainaj751/
Ainoj751/
Ahnaj751/
Ajnej751/
Atnij751/
Gannj751/
Ainej751/
Aandj751/
Asenj751/
Ahnjt751/
Aunij751/
Aunje750/
Anh67658,260/
Ani67285,407/
Ana67279,076/
Ane6719,115/
Any6716,314/
Anc67205/
Hainje67195/
Amj67134/
Hajnaj6795/
Enj6768/
Haneej6766/
Ganaja6760/
Haunje6755/
Ané6752/
Gannoj6749/
Gangaj6743/
Hanouj6733/
Ganguj6722/
Annaja6715/
Anjowa6713/
Aangaj6712/
Angaja6710/
Hanajh679/
Gajnaj678/
Gangoj675/
Hanjje675/
Onj675/
Hanojh674/
Anaaja674/
Ganejh673/
Hannaj673/
Ainioj673/
Hainaj673/
Gainaj673/
Gangej672/
Gannej672/
Ganooj671/
Gahanj671/
Gajnej671/
Hanaaj671/
Anjova671/
Anngaj671/
Hanooj671/
Hanije671/
Hasinj671/
Gannij671/
Haenij671/
Ainaja671/
Angaij671/
Aneejd671/
Aynije671/
Anjzjz671/
Anaije671/

Anj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anj in the Bengali language
অঞ্জanja-
Anj in the Marathi language
अंजanja88.89
अंजूanju11.11
Anj in the Hindi language
अन्जanja34.41
अंजanja33.33
अन्जूanju7.53
अंजलीanjali6.45
अंजूanju5.38
आन्जanja2.15
अंजलिanjali2.15
अंजनीanjani2.15
अन्ज्anj1.08

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anj
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