Shanjay Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Shanjay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Shanjay (634) may also be a first name.
Shanjay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanjay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanjay (Bengali: শঞ্জয়, Hindi: शंजय, Marathi: संजय, Oriya: ଶଂଜୟ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanjay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shanjay is the 2,106,139th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Shanjay is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanjay live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 330,552nd most common forename at a global level, held by 634 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 10,092,966. In India it is most prevalent in: Manipur, where 97 percent are found, Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India Shanjay occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanjay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanjay in the Bengali language | ||
| শঞ্জয় | sanjaya | - |
| Shanjay in the Hindi language | ||
| शंजय | sanjaya | 79.17 |
| संजय | sanjaya | 20.83 |
| Shanjay in the Marathi language | ||
| संजय | sanjaya | 66.67 |
| शंजय | sanjaya | 23.81 |
| सजय | sajaya | 4.76 |
| षंजय | sanjaya | 4.76 |
| Shanjay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଂଜୟ | sanjaya | 50 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 21.43 |
| ହରିଜନ | harijana | 7.14 |
| ନାହାକ | nahaka | 7.14 |
| ମହାନ | mahana | 7.14 |
| ମହାଂତ | mahanta | 7.14 |
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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 Shanjay
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