Tanvir Surname
Approximately 74,280 people bear this surname
Tanvir Surname User-submission:
Tanveer or Tanvir is a surname derived from the Arabic word for 'pure light of od' or 'enlightenment'.
Tanvir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 65,967 | 1:2,416 | 234 |
| Pakistan | 3,749 | 1:47,651 | 1,984 |
| India | 3,307 | 1:231,952 | 13,591 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| United Arab Emirates | 202 | 1:45,358 | 4,571 |
| England | 192 | 1:290,198 | 22,328 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Täñvír (1) are calculated separately.
Tanvir (386,768) may also be a first name.
Tanvir 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 BaqiTanvir Demographics
Average Tanvir Salary in
United States
$51,386 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tanvir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanvir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanvir (Hindi: तनवीर, Marathi: तनिवर, Oriya: ତନୱିର) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can occur as: Täñvír. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanvir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,635th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 98,109 people. Tanvir is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tanvir are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Tanvir is also the 2,681st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 386,768 people.
This surname is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 65,967 people, or 1 in 2,416. Without taking into account Bangladesh this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Tanvir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tanvir last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tanvir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning 354,710 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.02% less than the national average, earning R 56,976 per year; in United States they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning $51,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $50,364 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanvier | 92 | 60 | / |
| Thanvir | 92 | 13 | / |
| Tanveir | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tanvirr | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tanvair | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tanvirt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tannvir | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ttanvir | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanbir | 83 | 5,317 | / |
| Tanver | 83 | 2,373 | / |
| Tanwir | 83 | 1,876 | / |
| Tanuir | 83 | 38 | / |
| Tenvir | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tamvir | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tanvyr | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tonvir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Täñvír | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanveer | 77 | 114,462 | / |
| Thanbir | 77 | 364 | / |
| Tanbhir | 77 | 362 | / |
| Tanvert | 77 | 17 | / |
| Tanverr | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tanwair | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tanvere | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tanwire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanbirt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanbire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanverz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tannver | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thanuir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taanbir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teanver | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonvier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Thanveer | 71 | 330 | / |
| Tanveerr | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tanveere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Teanveer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanveetr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taanveer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tannveer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanveerh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanveert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tainveer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanveerz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamnveer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanwer | 67 | 806 | / |
| Tambir | 67 | 339 | / |
| Tanber | 67 | 80 | / |
| Tenver | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tamwir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tanuer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tonbir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tanwre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonwir | 67 | 1 | / |
Tanvir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanvir in the Hindi language | ||
| तनवीर | tanavira | 95.68 |
| तन्वीर | tanvira | 3.5 |
| तंवीर | tanvira | 0.55 |
| तनविर | tanavira | 0.15 |
| तनबीर | tanabira | 0.02 |
| तनवीऱ | tanavira | 0.02 |
| तणविर | tanavira | 0.02 |
| तानवीर | tanavira | 0.02 |
| तन्विर | tanvira | 0.02 |
| Tanvir in the Marathi language | ||
| तनिवर | tanivara | 37.49 |
| तनवीर | tanavira | 35.45 |
| तन्वीर | tanvira | 12.4 |
| वीर | vira | 4.81 |
| तन्वी | tanvi | 2.04 |
| तानवीर | tanavira | 1.53 |
| तिन्वर | tinvara | 1.42 |
| तंवीर | tanvira | 0.28 |
| तनबीर | tanabira | 0.28 |
| अनवर | anavara | 0.23 |
| अन्वर | anvara | 0.17 |
| तनवी | tanavi | 0.17 |
| तनीवर | tanivara | 0.11 |
| तनवीन | tanavina | 0.11 |
| तगीर | tagira | 0.11 |
| अन्सािर | ansaira | 0.06 |
| मनवीर | manavira | 0.06 |
| तनदीर | tanadira | 0.06 |
| तनीर | tanira | 0.06 |
| तविकर | tavikara | 0.06 |
| तंजीम | tanjima | 0.06 |
| अनावर | anavara | 0.06 |
| तौकीर | taukira | 0.06 |
| तक्बीर | takbira | 0.06 |
| तरवीर | taravira | 0.06 |
| तंंवीर | tamnvira | 0.06 |
| तन्बीर | tanbira | 0.06 |
| तन्वीऱ | tanvira | 0.06 |
| तानाजी | tanaji | 0.06 |
| तंवर | tanvara | 0.06 |
| सनवीर | sanavira | 0.06 |
| तनिव | taniva | 0.06 |
| Tanvir in the Oriya language | ||
| ତନୱିର | tanawira | 33.33 |
| ତନବିର | tanabira | 33.33 |
| ତାନଭିର | tanabhira | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanvir
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