Shanij Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Shanij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
Shanij (95) may also be a first name.
Shanij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanij Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanij (Bengali: শানিজ, Hindi: शनीज, Marathi: शैनाज) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanij? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanij reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 95 people.
This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India Shanij is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 85 percent live and Pondicherry, where 8 percent live. Not including India Shanij occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 35 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanij Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanij in the Bengali language | ||
| শানিজ | sanija | - |
| Shanij in the Marathi language | ||
| शैनाज | sainaja | - |
| Shanij in the Hindi language | ||
| शनीज | sanija | 61.54 |
| शनिज | sanija | 23.08 |
| शानिज | sanija | 15.38 |
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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 Shanij
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