Shanj Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Shanj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mongolia | 32 | 1:88,290 | 6,105 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shanj (36) may also be a first name.
Shanj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanj (Hindi: शांज, Marathi: शानज) occurs in Mongolia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shanj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shanj is the 2,909,720th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shanj live; 71 percent live in East Asia and 71 percent live in Mongolo-Asia. Shanj is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Mongolia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 88,290. Besides Mongolia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanj in the Hindi language | ||
| शांज | sanja | - |
| Shanj in the Marathi language | ||
| शानज | sanaja | 33.33 |
| शांज | sanja | 33.33 |
| शहनाज | sahanaja | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Shanj
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