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
Shijani occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shijani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shijani is the 2,273,756th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Shijani occurs mostly 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. Shijani is also the 3,024,661st most frequent given name in the world, held by 14 people.
This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,146,008. In Iran Shijani is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 34 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 25 percent reside and Qazvin Province, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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