Pestanji Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Pestanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Pestanji (13) may also be a first name.
Pestanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pestanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pestanji (Hindi: पेस्टनजी, Marathi: तनजी) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pestanji.
How Common Is The Last Name Pestanji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pestanji reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Pestanji is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 4 percent live. Beside India Pestanji exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petanji | 93 | 2 | / |
| Pestonji | 88 | 143 | / |
| Pistanji | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pestanjee | 82 | 4 | / |
| Petansi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Petangi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petonjić | 75 | 67 | / |
| Pestance | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pestonie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petanjer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pietansi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phetangi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petangia | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pestonjee | 71 | 54 | / |
| Pethaniyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pestomjie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pestanger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pitanie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Petange | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pitangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petagne | 67 | 1 | / |
Pestanji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pestanji in the Hindi language | ||
| पेस्टनजी | pestanaji | - |
| Pestanji in the Marathi language | ||
| तनजी | tanaji | 93.62 |
| तानजी | tanaji | 4.26 |
| बेसानीया | besaniya | 2.13 |
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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 Pestanji
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