Yanjir Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Yanjir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanjir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372

Yanjir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yanjir is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanjir? popularity and diffusion

Yanjir is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Yanjir reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Yanjir is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Yanjir is most common in: Benue, where 90 percent live and Taraba, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yandjire869/
Janjir83108/
Yansir8323/
Yangir833/
Yanier832/
Janjire772,046/
Yannier7723/
Jhanjir777/
Yangire773/
Yaniere771/
Yangier770/
Jahanjir7120/
Yanshior719/
Yandjere714/
Jannjire714/
Jhanjhir711/
Yanchair711/
Jangir678,547/
Janier671,051/
Yanger67582/
Yancer67359/
Janzir67276/
Yanzer6786/
Yamgir6742/
Yanher6731/
Yamsir6712/
Yanser678/
Jansir677/
Janiir676/
Yamhir675/
Janjer674/
Hyanihire674/
Jamjir672/
Yanyer671/
Jancir671/
Ianier671/
Yagner671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yanjir
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