Zenji Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Zenji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 78 | 1:1,639,029 | 25,369 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zenji (6,684) may also be a first name.
Zenji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zenji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zenji is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zenji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,931,261st most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Zenji reside; 84 percent reside in East Asia and 84 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Zenji is also the 79,951st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 6,684 people.
The surname Zenji is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 1,639,029. In Japan Zenji is primarily concentrated in: Yamagata Prefecture, where 45 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 24 percent live and Fukushima Prefecture, where 22 percent live. Not including Japan Zenji is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
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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 Zenji
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