Tanjur Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Tanjur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanjur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Tanjur (528) may also be a first name.

Tanjur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanjur (Hindi: तंजूर) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanjur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanjur is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Tanjur live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 367,169th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 528 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 72 percent reside, West Bengal, where 17 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 6 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Bahrain, where 5 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanjour926/
Thanjur921/
Tanjure921/
Thanjaur866/
Taanjuur861/
Tansur8343/
Tanhur8336/
Tanjor8311/
Tanyur836/
Tenjur833/
Tonjour772/
Tangnur772/
Tanseur771/
Thenjur771/
Tanyour771/
Tansure771/
Tanjoor771/
Thaniur771/
Tanchur771/
Tamdjurt711/
Thagnure711/
Tamsur67146/
Tansor6799/
Taneor6745/
Tonjor6733/
Tanzor6710/
Tamzur673/
Tanyurova671/
Toundjour671/
Tanzhurova633/
Tanchurova631/
Tonsure628/
Tongeur624/
Tonuyur622/
Tanchor621/
Tamzour621/
Tanssor621/
Tamseur621/
Tamhurt620/
Teincur620/
Teanchor571/
Thongeur571/
Theansor571/
Teigneur571/
Theanchor531/
Tonsor50184/
Toungnoure501/

Tanjur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanjur in the Hindi language
तंजूरtanjura-

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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 Tanjur
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