Shirjan Surname
Approximately 3,815 people bear this surname
Shirjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3,764 | 1:8,542 | 654 |
| Iran | 49 | 1:1,566,990 | 61,347 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shirjan (1,488) may also be a first name.
Shirjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shirjan (Hindi: शिरजन, Marathi: ीजन, Oriya: ଶୀଜର୍ନ) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shirjan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirjan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 120,258th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,910,235 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shirjan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shirjan is also the 201,616th most common first name world-wide, held by 1,488 people.
It is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 3,764 people, or 1 in 8,542. In Afghanistan Shirjan is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 21 percent live, Paktika, where 12 percent live and Nangarhar, where 6 percent live. Barring Afghanistan Shirjan exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shirjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shirjan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୀଜର୍ନ | sijarna | - |
| Shirjan in the Hindi language | ||
| शिरजन | sirajana | 90 |
| शीरजन | sirajana | 10 |
| Shirjan in the Marathi language | ||
| ीजन | ijana | 50 |
| िशरीजान | isarijana | 50 |
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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 Shirjan
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