Shanji Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Shanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Shanji (12,659) may also be a first name.
Shanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanji (Hindi: शान्जी, Marathi: शहाणबाज) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanji? popularity and diffusion
Shanji is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Shanji reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shanji is also the 52,229th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 12,659 people.
The last name Shanji is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 280,695. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 45 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 33 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanji in the Hindi language | ||
| शान्जी | sanji | 69.23 |
| शानजी | sanaji | 11.54 |
| शान्जि | sanji | 7.69 |
| शांजी | sanji | 7.69 |
| शंजी | sanji | 3.85 |
| Shanji in the Marathi language | ||
| शहाणबाज | sahanabaja | 50 |
| शांजी | sanji | 25 |
| शंजी | sanji | 25 |
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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 Shanji
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