Čanji Surname

400,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Čanji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čanji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia8381:8,5261,019
Croatia261:162,63921,299
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Canji (165) are calculated separately.

Čanji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čanji (Hindi: चांजी) has its highest incidence in Serbia. It may be found as: Canji. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Čanji? popularity and diffusion

Čanji is the 400,385th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,300,166 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čanji reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Čanji is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is borne by 838 people, or 1 in 8,526. In Serbia Čanji is mostly found in: South Bačka District, where 37 percent are found, Central Banat District, where 19 percent are found and North Bačka District, where 15 percent are found. Besides Serbia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 3 percent are found and Slovenia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canji93165/
Časnji9144/
Zanji80548/
Chanji73202/
Čonjić7346/
Zanjih7321/
Zhanji7311/
Zanjai737/
Canjai732/
Zanjie732/
Cianji731/
Tsanjid67357/
Chaanji6738/
Tchanji6729/
Tshanji6721/
Chandji6719/
Chanjai677/
Zhanjie675/
Chaniji675/
Zanjieh673/
Tsandji671/
Zanayji671/
Cheanji671/

Čanji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Čanji in the Hindi language
चांजीcanji50
चंजीcanji50

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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 Čanji
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