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
Shanj (Hindi: शांज, Marathi: शानज) is borne by more people in Mongolia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shanj.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shanj are found; 71 percent are found in East Asia and 71 percent are found in Mongolo-Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name globally, held by 36 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Mongolia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 88,290. Outside of Mongolia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
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
- 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 Shanj
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