Jagjivan Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jagjivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jagjivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
England651:857,20145,134
India481:15,980,529256,885
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Jagjivan (4,769) may also be a first name.

Jagjivan Last Name Facts

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

Jagjivan (Hindi: जगजीवन, Marathi: जगजीवन, Oriya: ଜଗଜୀବନ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jagjivan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 996,001st most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Jagjivan reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 99,062nd most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 4,769 people.

Jagjivan is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 459,133. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 45 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 39 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.

Jagjivan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jagjivan earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 33.55% more than the national average, earning R 317,364 per year and in Canada they earn 29.96% more than the national average, earning $64,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jagjivane941/
Jagajjivan891/
Jagjiwan8865/
Jagjiban8852/
Jaggivan887/
Jagjevan884/
Zagjivan881/
Jagjeevan8288/
Jaggivane824/
Jagjewan7511/
Jogiivan751/
Yagiivan751/
Jagjeewan711/
Jagjaiwong671/
Sageiwan631/
Saksiwan50148/

Jagjivan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jagjivan in the Oriya language
ଜଗଜୀବନjagajibana-
Jagjivan in the Hindi language
जगजीवनjagajivana98.88
जगजिवनjagajivana0.28
जग्जीवनjagjivana0.19
जग्जीवानjagjivana0.09
जगजीवjagajiva0.09
जगजीवानjagajivana0.09
Jagjivan in the Marathi language
जगजीवनjagajivana66.05
जगजीवानjagajivana22.88
जगिजवनjagijavana7.38
जागीवनjagivana0.74
जगजीवjagajiva0.74
जगजिवनjagajivana0.37
जग़जीवनjagajivana0.37
जागोजीjagoji0.37
जगजीवतjagajivata0.37

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jagjivan
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