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

Zanjir is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanjir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zanjir is the 2,061,309th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Zanjir reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zanjir is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 997,176. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent reside, Yazd Province, where 27 percent reside and Fars Province, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Iran it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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