Sinjar Surname
Approximately 2,808 people bear this surname
Sinjar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1,509 | 1:23,209 | 1,257 |
| Syria | 1,261 | 1:15,306 | 1,206 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sinjar (1,900) may also be a first name.
Sinjar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinjar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinjar (Arabic: سنجار, Hindi: सिन्जार) is most common in Iraq. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sinjar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinjar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 155,981st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,595,280 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sinjar reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Levant. Sinjar is also the 174,374th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 1,900 people.
The last name Sinjar is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 1,509 people, or 1 in 23,209. Barring Iraq this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 45 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sinjar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinjar in the Hindi language | ||
| सिन्जार | sinjara | 50 |
| सिंजर | sinjara | 50 |
| Sinjar in the Arabic language | ||
| سنجار | snjar | - |
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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 Sinjar
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