Tinjani Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tinjani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tinjani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
India71:109,580,769786,157
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tinjani (121) may also be a first name.

Tinjani Last Name Facts

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

Tinjani (Hindi: तिंजनी) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinjani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tinjani is the 1,491,356th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. Tinjani is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Tinjani are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 848,089th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 121 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria Tinjani is primarily found in: Benue, where 21 percent are found, Kogi, where 18 percent are found and Bauchi, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tinjani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tinjani in the Hindi language
तिंजनीtinjani-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tinjani
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