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) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shirjan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirjan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shirjan is the 120,258th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,910,235 people. Shirjan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shirjan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 201,616th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,488 people.
This surname is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3,764 people, or 1 in 8,542. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 21 percent live, Paktika, where 12 percent live and Nangarhar, where 6 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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