Zanjan Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Zanjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 300 | 1:255,942 | 19,160 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Zanjan (4,410) may also be a first name.
Zanjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zanjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zanjan (Marathi: झान्जन) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanjan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 866,642nd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Zanjan are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 103,817th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 4,410 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 255,942. In Iran Zanjan is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 26 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zanjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zanjan in the Marathi language | ||
| झान्जन | jhanjana | - |
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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 Zanjan
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