Zaranj Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Zaranj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Zaranj (15) may also be a first name.
Zaranj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaranj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zaranj has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaranj? popularity and diffusion
Zaranj is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zaranj are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zaranj is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 15 people.
It is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 2,679,432. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 83 percent are found, Kandahar, where 8 percent are found and Nimruz, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan Zaranj is found in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Zaranj
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