Tanvir Surname

7,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh65,9671:2,416234
Pakistan3,7491:47,6511,984
India3,3071:231,95213,591
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
United Arab Emirates2021:45,3584,571
England1921:290,19822,328
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Canada381:969,62173,252
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland21:190,0456,825
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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 Baqi

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) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Täñvír. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tanvir.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanvir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,635th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 98,109 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tanvir live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,681st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 386,768 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 65,967 people, or 1 in 2,416. Not including Bangladesh it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Tanvir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanvir surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.96% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanvier9260/
Thanvir9213/
Tanveir924/
Tanvirr922/
Tanvair922/
Tanvirt921/
Tannvir921/
Ttanvir921/
Tanbir835,317/
Tanver832,373/
Tanwir831,876/
Tanuir8338/
Tenvir8312/
Tamvir834/
Tanvyr833/
Tonvir831/
Täñvír831/
Tanveer77114,462/
Thanbir77364/
Tanbhir77362/
Tanvert7717/
Tanverr777/
Tanwair774/
Tanvere772/
Tanwire771/
Tanbirt771/
Tanbire771/
Tanverz771/
Tannver771/
Thanuir771/
Taanbir771/
Teanver771/
Tonvier770/
Thanveer71330/
Tanveerr713/
Tanveere712/
Teanveer711/
Tanveetr711/
Taanveer711/
Tannveer711/
Tanveerh711/
Tanveert711/
Tainveer711/
Tanveerz711/
Tamnveer711/
Tanwer67806/
Tambir67339/
Tanber6780/
Tenver673/
Tamwir672/
Tanuer672/
Tonbir672/
Tanwre671/
Tonwir671/

Tanvir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanvir in the Hindi language
तनवीरtanavira95.68
तन्वीरtanvira3.5
तंवीरtanvira0.55
तनविरtanavira0.15
तनबीरtanabira0.02
तनवीऱtanavira0.02
तणविरtanavira0.02
तानवीरtanavira0.02
तन्विरtanvira0.02
Tanvir in the Marathi language
तनिवरtanivara37.49
तनवीरtanavira35.45
तन्वीरtanvira12.4
वीरvira4.81
तन्वीtanvi2.04
तानवीरtanavira1.53
तिन्वरtinvara1.42
तंवीरtanvira0.28
तनबीरtanabira0.28
अनवरanavara0.23
अन्वरanvara0.17
तनवीtanavi0.17
तनीवरtanivara0.11
तनवीनtanavina0.11
तगीरtagira0.11
अन्सािरansaira0.06
मनवीरmanavira0.06
तनदीरtanadira0.06
तनीरtanira0.06
तविकरtavikara0.06
तंजीमtanjima0.06
अनावरanavara0.06
तौकीरtaukira0.06
तक्बीरtakbira0.06
तरवीरtaravira0.06
तंंवीरtamnvira0.06
तन्बीरtanbira0.06
तन्वीऱtanvira0.06
तानाजीtanaji0.06
तंवरtanvara0.06
सनवीरsanavira0.06
तनिवtaniva0.06
Tanvir in the Oriya language
ତନୱିରtanawira33.33
ତନବିରtanabira33.33
ତାନଭିରtanabhira33.33

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