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) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Anshir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anshir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Anshir is the 3,100,440th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Anshir live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anshir is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 29 people.
Anshir is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Anshir is primarily found in: Benue, where 90 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found and Kano, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Anshir is found 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
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- 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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