Tanjor Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Tanjor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanjor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tanjor (12) may also be a first name.

Tanjor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tanjor Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tanjor (Bengali: তানজোর, Marathi: तंजोर) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tanjor.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanjor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tanjor is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Tanjor live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

The last name Tanjor is most frequent in India, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 56 percent are found, Goa, where 33 percent are found and Delhi, where 11 percent are found. Barring India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Thailand, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanjore92233/
Tanjour926/
Tanjoor921/
Thanjore863/
Tansor8399/
Tancor8353/
Taneor8345/
Tonjor8333/
Tanjur8321/
Tanjar8318/
Tanzor8310/
Tanyor832/
Tanhor832/
Tanior832/
Tenjor831/
Tanijar7738/
Tanjard774/
Tonjour772/
Taneojr771/
Tanjare771/
Tanjure771/
Tansore771/
Tanssor771/
Tamneor771/
Tanyour771/
Thanjur771/
Tanchor771/
Tañor732/
Thanjaur716/
Teanchor711/
Theansor711/
Taanjuur711/
Tangnoor711/
Tonsor67184/
Tancar67159/
Tamzor6760/
Tanyar6758/
Tansar6757/
Tanhar6749/
Tanzar6745/
Tancár6740/
Tanhur6736/
Taniar6732/
Tamhor6721/
Tonyor6720/
Tenior6717/
Tanear6712/
Tamjar6710/
Tanyur676/
Tagnar671/
Toundjour671/
Tognor671/
Tonior671/
Tansorova671/
Tonjar671/
Theanchor671/
Tamsor671/
Tonhor671/

Tanjor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanjor in the Bengali language
তানজোরtanajora-
Tanjor in the Marathi language
तंजोरtanjora-

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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 Tanjor
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