Yanj Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yanj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Yanj (17) may also be a first name.

Yanj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yanj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻨﺞ, Marathi: याज) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Yanj live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yanj is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Yanj is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 85 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 11 percent are found and Enga, where 4 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Yanj Last Name Statistics demography

Yanj earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning $93,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanje8936/
Yanaj897/
Yanij897/
Yanajh804/
Yangaj803/
Aiyanj801/
Yahnaj801/
Yatnij801/
Yamnaj801/
Yanaja801/
Yanije801/
Yani75165,526/
Yana7586,056/
Yane753,867/
Yany751,481/
Janj75184/
Yanh75132/
Yanc7596/
Yané754/
Yaní751/
Yamj751/
Yangaja732/
Yassinj731/
Yanez6788,232/
Yanes6745,206/
Yanai6727,840/
Yange6714,345/
Yanni676,382/
Yanis675,179/
Yangi672,830/
Yanna672,619/
Yanay672,428/
Yanne671,667/
Yasni671,327/
Yanny671,221/
Yatni671,092/
Yoane671,039/
Yamni67958/
Yaniz67814/
Yanet67762/
Yaney67663/
Yanih67645/
Jyani67557/
Yanyi67543/
Hyani67495/
Yagne67492/
Yanch67483/
Yaniç67421/
Yanie67413/
Yahne67412/
Yanıt67397/
Janaj67388/
Yanit67275/
Yaner67258/
Yahni67253/
Yaana67247/
Yaini67220/
Yanoi67208/
Jhanj67188/
Janej67113/
Yanaa67101/
Yaani67100/
Yanei6789/
Hyana6787/
Yagni6783/
Janij6770/
Yaneh6768/
Yanid6767/
Janje6765/
Yanyo6750/
Yanio6750/
Yanhe6737/
Yanys6735/
Øyane6732/
Yanip6730/
Yanep6728/
Januj6727/
Yanii6726/
Yatne6724/
Janůj6723/
Yanea6721/
Jyana6720/
Yasne6719/
Yayne6719/
Janjh6717/
Janjć6716/
Yanoy6716/
Yanui6716/
Yanoa6715/
Yanhi6715/
Yajna6714/
Yiana6714/
Yaane6713/
Yaneu6713/
Yaniy6712/
Yamne6712/
Yanee6712/
Yonij6712/
Yianh6710/
Jandj6710/
Yhana679/
Jyane678/
Hyane678/
Janoj677/
Yanhs676/
Jianj676/
Yajni676/
Yanği676/
Yajne675/
Yamje675/
Yaned674/
Yoany673/
Yahny673/
Yiane673/
Hyanh672/
Yanêz672/
Yaníz672/
Yhani672/
Yhanh672/
Yanyy671/
Jaanj671/
Ianje671/
Yanyh671/
Yamdj671/
Yan'c671/
Yonej671/
Yanná671/
Yayni671/
Hyany671/
Hianj671/
Jyanh671/
Yanés671/
Yanéz671/
Yanēz671/
Yhany671/
Yajnc671/
Yaanh671/
Eeanj671/
Yohnj670/

Yanj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yanj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻨﺞynj-
Yanj in the Marathi language
याजyaja-

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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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  • 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 Yanj
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