Zanjir Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zanjir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zanjir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran771:997,17646,104
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Zanjir (20) may also be a first name.

Zanjir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zanjir is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanjir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Zanjir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Zanjir live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

The last name Zanjir is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 997,176. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent are found, Yazd Province, where 27 percent are found and Fars Province, where 23 percent are found. Other than Iran Zanjir occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zanjire924/
Zanier831,552/
Zangir83115/
Sanjir83109/
Janjir83108/
Zansir8314/
Zanzir834/
Zanjer831/
Janjire772,046/
Zannier772,015/
Zanjeer77667/
Zhangir7780/
Zganjer7764/
Zantjer7749/
Zangire7725/
Zangier7723/
Sanjhir779/
Jhanjir777/
Zainhir777/
Zanzire774/
Sanjire773/
Sanjitr771/
Zanchir771/
Zainzir771/
Shanjir771/
Zaunier771/
Zanshir771/
Sanjior771/
Zganier771/
Zahnier770/
Dzhangir716/
Jannjire714/
Zahnsier712/
Chanjitr711/
Chanjire711/
Zzangire711/
Jhanjhir711/
Zhaangir711/
Jangir678,547/
Zanger672,694/
Janier671,051/
Zamzir67490/
Sangir67432/
Sanier67349/
Janzir67276/
Canier67187/
Zenier6798/
Zagner6790/
Sanjer6717/
Sansir6715/
Zanzer6711/
Zanser679/
Sainjoire678/
Zamhir677/
Zamsir677/
Jansir677/
Janiir676/
Sanhir676/
Zanher675/
Zanyer674/
Janjer674/
Sanzir673/
Xanier673/
Zansyr672/
Jamjir672/
Senjir672/
Canjer672/
Sannajjir671/
Chainjire671/
Cansir671/
Zànier671/
Zonier671/
Cancir671/
Zahangier671/
Conjir671/
Jancir671/
Samjir671/
Zancer670/

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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 Zanjir
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