Pinji Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Pinji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
India461:16,675,334263,471
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Pinji (1,557) may also be a first name.

Pinji Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pinji Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pinji (Hindi: पिंजी, Oriya: ପିି) occurs most in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,163,787th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname Pinji is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Pinji live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pinji is also the 196,366th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,557 people.

The last name Pinji is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found and Malaysia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinjai91882/
Pindji91762/
Pinjić91263/
Pinjiy9121/
Phinji9121/
Piniji9113/
Pinjip9112/
Pinjie917/
Pinjit914/
Pienji911/
Pintji911/
Pnji896/
Pinjais834/
Pinojji833/
Phinjai832/
Pienjai832/
Pinijit831/
Painjai831/
Punji808,714/
Pinzi802,041/
Pinci801,698/
Pingi80809/
Pinja80308/
Pinje80268/
Pinsi80180/
Penji80102/
Pinie8038/
Pinhi8025/
Pnjai801/
Piniè801/
Peinijih771/
Pinujuit771/
Phainjai771/
Pinchi737,975/
Pinier73956/
Pinsai73244/
Pinies73172/
Paingi73146/
Piensi73138/
Pendji7395/
Pienzi7381/
Pinjay7360/
Punjui7356/
Penjić7342/
Punjai7338/
Petnji7338/
Pinihi7337/
Pingie7331/
Pimjai7326/
Phingi7322/
Pingit7321/
Pionsi7318/
Peniji7312/
Piniés7310/
Pindzi7310/
Pinzie737/
Pinshi736/
Penjai736/
Penjit735/
Punnji734/
Penjiy734/
Phunji734/
Piniyo734/
Pfingi734/
Pinhui733/
Pinsoi732/
Pienie732/
Pinhai732/
Pinhei732/
Pinjer731/
Puniji731/
Punjhi731/
Pignei731/
Piniio731/
Pinioa731/
Pfunji731/
Peingi731/
Peinja731/
Penjie731/
Pinsip731/
Pinzis731/
Pindje731/
Pinehi731/
Piniez731/
Pinihe731/
Piniès731/
Pincis731/
Puinie731/
Punjoi731/
Pinyoj731/
Pinzhi731/
Pimjoi731/
Pinjoy731/
Pinsit731/
Pinsuj731/
Penjis731/
Penjui731/
Painie730/
Pignie730/
Pinchai673,017/
Pignier67416/
Poignie67105/
Pigniez67102/
Poinier6780/
Pingist6770/
Pinchis6758/
Piniaha6752/
Pincich6722/
Pinjaya6714/
Peignie6712/
Phinies6712/
Pinchui678/
Pinschi677/
Pinciss676/
Peanjai676/
Pinchiz675/
Piñi674/
Pindzie674/
Phimjai674/
Pinkhai674/
Pinyaei672/
Pinchoi672/
Phenjit672/
Pnxj672/
Poinies671/
Punjaij671/
Peunjiy671/
Pinsiey671/
Phinnie671/
Peignié671/
Pisnier671/
Pinggia671/
Pinjuha671/
Pinchio671/
Pingish671/
Pinaiye671/
Phimjoi671/
Piensai671/
Phunjoi671/
Phunjui671/
Paimjai671/
Paimjit671/
Peanjit671/
Pinshio670/

Pinji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinji in the Hindi language
पिंजीpinji-
Pinji in the Oriya language
ପିିpii-

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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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  • 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 Pinji
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