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Where Does The Last Name Tijani Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Tijani (Arabic: تيجاني, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﻧﻲ, Hindi: तीजणी, Oriya: ତିଜନୀ) is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant: Tijaní. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tijani? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 3,186^th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 41,120 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tijani are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 15,341^st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 62,468 people.

The last name Tijani is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 147,905 people, or 1 in 1,198. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 26 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Osun, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 7 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.

Tijani Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (81%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Tijani last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tijani earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning R 213,552 per year; in United States they earn 20.98% less than the national average, earning $34,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.12% less than the national average, earning $31,737 CAD per year.