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
The last name Tanvir (Hindi: तनवीर, Marathi: तनिवर, Oriya: ତନୱିର) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It can also be found in the variant forms: Täñvír. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanvir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tanvir is the 7,635th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 98,109 people. The last name Tanvir occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tanvir reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Tanvir is also the 2,681st most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 386,768 people.
Tanvir is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 65,967 people, or 1 in 2,416. Barring Bangladesh Tanvir occurs 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 holding the Tanvir surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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