Jahaan Surname
Approximately 37,404 people bear this surname
Jahaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 37,075 | 1:4,818 | 475 |
| India | 315 | 1:2,435,128 | 78,411 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Jahaan (54,581) may also be a first name.
Jahaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jahaan (Hindi: जहां, Marathi: अहमद, Oriya: ଜାହାନ) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahaan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jahaan is the 14,895th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 194,833 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jahaan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jahaan is also the 17,152nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 54,581 people.
The surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 37,075 people, or 1 in 4,818. In Pakistan Jahaan is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 67 percent live, Punjab, where 14 percent live and Balochistan, where 9 percent live. Beside Pakistan this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jahaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jahaan in the Hindi language | ||
| जहां | jaham | 70 |
| जहॅंा | jahema | 10 |
| जाहाॅ | jahae | 5 |
| जहआं | jaha'am | 5 |
| जहा | jaha | 5 |
| जहन | jahana | 5 |
| Jahaan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାହାନ | jahana | 66.67 |
| ଯ଼ାହାଂ | yaham | 33.33 |
| Jahaan in the Marathi language | ||
| अहमद | ahamada | 57.14 |
| जहाआरा | jaha'ara | 14.29 |
| जहां | jaham | 14.29 |
| जहा | jaha | 14.29 |
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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 Jahaan
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