Jahangar Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Jahangar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahangar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1671:459,77628,116
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
India91:85,229,487684,495
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jahangar (126) may also be a first name.

Jahangar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jahangar (Hindi: जहांगर, Marathi: जहांगर, Oriya: ଜାହାର) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahangar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Jahangar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most numerous first name globally, borne by 126 people.

The surname Jahangar is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 459,776. In Iran Jahangar is mostly concentrated in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Iran Jahangar exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jahangar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahangar in the Hindi language
जहांगरjahangara-
Jahangar in the Oriya language
ଜାହାରjahara66.67
ଜାହାାରjahaara33.33
Jahangar in the Marathi language
जहांगरjahangara66.67
जहाँगरjahamgara33.33

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