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 surname Jahangar (Hindi: जहांगर, Marathi: जहांगर, Oriya: ଜାହାର) occurs most in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahangar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 at a global level, borne by 126 people.

The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 459,776. In Iran it is most numerous in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 10 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Jahangar
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