Tanveer Surname

4,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Tanveer Surname User-submission:

Tanveer or Tanvir is a surname derived from the Arabic word for 'pure light of od' or 'enlightenment'.

Tanveer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan99,7401:1,791254
Bangladesh4,9561:32,1542,037
India4,4171:173,66210,709
Saudi Arabia2,9021:10,6331,467
United Arab Emirates8471:10,8171,354
England4761:117,05511,917
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Qatar1841:12,8151,406
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Greece651:170,45827,584
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Norway271:190,45522,163
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Oman191:194,1043,633
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Wales61:515,75523,171
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Tanveer (285,711) may also be a first name.

Tanveer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tanveer or Tanvir is a surname derived from the Arabic word for 'pure light of od' or 'enlightenment'.

- Mohammed Tanveer Al Baqi

Tanveer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanveer (Hindi: तनवीर, Marathi: तनवीर) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanveer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,935th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 63,668 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tanveer are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,680th most frequent forename globally It is held by 285,711 people.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 99,740 people, or 1 in 1,791. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 74 percent are found, Sindh, where 11 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent are found. Not including Pakistan Tanveer exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Tanveer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanveer surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Tanveer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.63% less than the national average, earning 281,601 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 83% less than the national average, earning R 40,404 per year; in United States they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $40,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanveer93330/
Tanveerr933/
Tanveere932/
Tamnveer931/
Teanveer931/
Taanveer931/
Tannveer931/
Tanveerh931/
Tanveert931/
Tainveer931/
Tanveerz931/
Tanveetr931/
Tanver922,373/
Tanvee92184/
Tanweer864,070/
Tanbeer86587/
Tanvier8660/
Tenveer8657/
Tanvert8617/
Tanveed8610/
Tanverr867/
Tanveir864/
Tamveer863/
Tanvere862/
Tanvees862/
Tonveer862/
Tanveez861/
Tanverz861/
Teanver861/
Tannver861/
Tanveet861/
Tanve83295/
Thanweer808/
Thanbeer804/
Tanweere801/
Thenveer801/
Tanbheer801/
Tanwweer801/
Tanvir7774,280/
Tanwer77806/
Tanwee77624/
Tanvet77121/
Tanvez7798/
Tanber7780/
Tanbee7716/
Tonvee7713/
Tanved775/
Tanvyr773/
Tenver773/
Tanuer772/
Thanve772/
Tanvej772/
Tanves771/
Tahnve771/
Tamvere7117/
Thanvir7113/
Tammvee7112/
Tanwear719/
Tanbere718/
Thanvey712/
Tanvair712/
Tanvirr712/
Tanwere711/
Ttanvir711/
Tannvir711/
Tanvesh711/
Tanvirt711/
Tanweej711/
Tamweer711/
Tanbert711/
Thanwer711/
Taunber711/
Tanveah711/
Thanwee711/
Tanvess710/
Tonvier710/
Tanue67896/
Tanvi67680/
Tanbe67440/
Tanwe6747/
Tanva6735/
Tammvere6719/
Tonve6710/
Tanvy675/
Tanvé671/
Tamve671/
Taunbert671/
Thanbhee671/
Tonnvert670/
Tainbert670/

Tanveer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanveer in the Hindi language
तनवीरtanavira99.47
तन्वीरtanvira0.38
तनवरीtanavari0.04
तनीवरtanivara0.04
Tanveer in the Marathi language
तनवीरtanavira63.85
तन्वीरtanvira19.08
तन्वीtanvi15.65
तनिवरtanivara0.53
अन्वरanvara0.23
अतनवीरatanavira0.11
मणेरmanera0.09
तन्वीराकtanviraka0.09
ताहेरtahera0.07
मनेरmanera0.04
मतन्वीरmatanvira0.04
तन्वीरारtanvirara0.03
तंवीरtanvira0.03
तानवीरtanavira0.03
तन्वीानेtanviane0.03
ठानेदारthanedara0.01
तनविरtanavira0.01
तन्वरtanvara0.01
तनवारीtanavari0.01
तन्वीरानtanvirana0.01
तनवीिरtanaviira0.01
तंनवीरtannavira0.01

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