Anshir Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Anshir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
Anshir (29) may also be a first name.
Anshir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anshir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anshir (Hindi: अंशीर) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anshir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Anshir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Anshir are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anshir is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 29 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Anshir is mostly found in: Benue, where 90 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found and Kano, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent are found and Iraq, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anshir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anshir in the Hindi language | ||
| अंशीर | ansira | 66.67 |
| अन्शीर | ansira | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Anshir
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