Panjiyar Surname
Approximately 12,288 people bear this surname
Panjiyar Surname User-submission:
Panjiyar is a surname of Sudhi community from Bihar, India.
It is also used in Nepal and other parts of the world due to the immigration of this community due to employment.
This community comes under middle class and lives like a Baniya.
Read More About This SurnamePanjiyar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,560 | 1:89,610 | 5,959 |
| Nepal | 3,632 | 1:7,842 | 579 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Panjiyar (32) may also be a first name.
Panjiyar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Panjiyar is a surname of Sudhi community from Bihar, India.
It is also used in Nepal and other parts of the world due to the immigration of this community due to employment.
This community comes under middle class and lives like a Baniya. This community also consist of others surname like Purway, Mahato, Sah, Mahaseth, Kapri, Raut, Pradhan, Mandle, etc.
They speak Maithili language. It is situated in Bihar state of Mithila region, where Mata Sita was Born and Later Lord Ram married Mata Sita according to Ramayan.
- panjiyar_biharPanjiyar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Panjiyar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Panjiyar (Hindi: पंजियार, Marathi: पंिजयार, Oriya: ପାିୟାର) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Panjiyar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Panjiyar is the 42,410th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 593,062 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Panjiyar reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Panjiyar is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 32 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 8,560 people, or 1 in 89,610. In India Panjiyar is most numerous in: Bihar, where 92 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 4 percent reside and Delhi, where 1 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 30 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pannjiyar | 94 | 3 | / |
| Panjiayar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Paanjiyar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Panhiyar | 88 | 1,218 | / |
| Panjayar | 88 | 48 | / |
| Panziyar | 88 | 28 | / |
| Pangiyar | 88 | 18 | / |
| Panjeyar | 88 | 17 | / |
| Pamjiyar | 88 | 15 | / |
| Panjiyer | 88 | 5 | / |
| Paniiyar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Penjiyar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Panjeeyar | 82 | 5 | / |
| Panihiyar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Panjaer | 80 | 64 | / |
| Panjier | 80 | 7 | / |
| Panjair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Panyear | 80 | 0 | / |
| Phanisayar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Panhayar | 75 | 15 | / |
| Panjayer | 75 | 11 | / |
| Panyayer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pancajar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pansuyar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Panheyar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Panjeear | 75 | 1 | / |
| Panyijar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Panyier | 67 | 12 | / |
| Panhaur | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pansear | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pansair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panheir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Payneheyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panjahajar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pansaer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panzaer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Penyear | 67 | 0 | / |
Panjiyar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Panjiyar in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାିୟାର | paiyara | - |
| Panjiyar in the Hindi language | ||
| पंजियार | panjiyara | 88.89 |
| पंजीयार | panjiyara | 11.11 |
| Panjiyar in the Marathi language | ||
| पंिजयार | pamijayara | 60 |
| पंजीयार | panjiyara | 28 |
| पांडीयार | pandiyara | 8 |
| पांजीयार | panjiyara | 4 |
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