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

The last name Tinjani (Hindi: तिंजनी) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tinjani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinjani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,491,356th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tinjani reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 848,089th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 121 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 21 percent reside, Kogi, where 18 percent reside and Bauchi, where 16 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Tinjani is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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