Shijani Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Shijani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 67 | 1:1,146,008 | 50,371 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shijani (14) may also be a first name.
Shijani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shijani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shijani occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shijani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Shijani is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shijani are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 1,146,008. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 34 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 25 percent reside and Qazvin Province, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Iran it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 3 percent reside and Yemen, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Shijani
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