Hanjar Surname
Approximately 900 people bear this surname
Hanjar Surname User-submission:
The Hanjar surname comes from a very small place near Halady, which is located near Kundapur, Udupi Dist. There is a small hill, known as Hanjar Betta, which means 'Hanjar mountain or hill'.
So from there the surname has began used by the people.
Read More About This SurnameHanjar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 475 | 1:40,404 | 2,159 |
| Indonesia | 170 | 1:777,936 | 59,310 |
| Pakistan | 108 | 1:1,654,110 | 17,254 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Hanjar (720) may also be a first name.
Hanjar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Hanjar surname comes from a very small place near Halady, which is located near Kundapur, Udupi Dist. There is a small hill, known as Hanjar Betta, which means 'Hanjar mountain or hill'.
So from there the surname has began used by the people.
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Hanjar Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hanjar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hanjar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hanjar (Hindi: हंजार, Marathi: हंजर) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hanjar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hanjar? popularity and diffusion
Hanjar is the 392,884th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,097,273 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Hanjar live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Chadic Africa. Hanjar is also the 307,588th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 720 people.
Hanjar is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 40,404. In Niger it is most frequent in: Agadez Region, where 47 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 35 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Niger it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Pakistan, where 12 percent reside.
Hanjar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Shiite (67%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hanjar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hanjar in the Marathi language | ||
| हंजर | hanjara | - |
| Hanjar in the Hindi language | ||
| हंजार | hanjara | 80.77 |
| हांजरा | hanjara | 7.69 |
| हँजार | hamjara | 3.85 |
| हन्जरा | hanjara | 3.85 |
| हंजर | hanjara | 3.85 |
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Footnotes
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