Jahani Surname
Approximately 44,823 people bear this surname
Jahani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 43,163 | 1:1,779 | 230 |
| Syria | 378 | 1:51,061 | 2,637 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United States | 180 | 1:2,013,661 | 129,138 |
| India | 141 | 1:5,440,180 | 132,298 |
| Philippines | 110 | 1:920,347 | 82,471 |
| Afghanistan | 108 | 1:297,715 | 4,743 |
| Pakistan | 82 | 1:2,178,584 | 20,204 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 1:572,642 | 23,583 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Jahani (4,119) may also be a first name.
Jahani Demographics
Jahani Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Jahani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jahani (Arabic: جيحاني, Bengali: জহনী, Hindi: जहानी, Marathi: जहानी, Oriya: ଜାହାନୀ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahani? popularity and diffusion
Jahani is the 12,523rd most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 162,585 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jahani reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 108,380th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 4,119 people.
The last name Jahani is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 43,163 people, or 1 in 1,779. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 1 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.
Jahani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Jahani surname are 18.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.71% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jahani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.32% less than the national average, earning 223,847 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $50,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.72% more than the national average, earning $61,964 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jahani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jahani in the Hindi language | ||
| जहानी | jahani | 83.62 |
| जहनी | jahani | 6.9 |
| जाहनी | jahani | 5.17 |
| जहांि | jahami | 1.72 |
| जहांनी | jahanni | 0.86 |
| जहनि | jahani | 0.86 |
| जहानि | jahani | 0.86 |
| Jahani in the Marathi language | ||
| जहानी | jahani | 58.33 |
| जाहानी | jahani | 12.5 |
| जाहनी | jahani | 12.5 |
| जहाणी | jahani | 8.33 |
| जानी | jani | 4.17 |
| सजाहनी | sajahani | 4.17 |
| Jahani in the Bengali language | ||
| জহনী | jahani | 50 |
| জাহানী | jahani | 25 |
| জাহনী | jahani | 25 |
| Jahani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାହାନୀ | jahani | 17.07 |
| ଯହାନୀ | yahani | 12.2 |
| ଜାହାନି | jahani | 12.2 |
| ଯହାନି | yahani | 12.2 |
| ଜହାନି | jahani | 9.76 |
| ଯାହାନୀ | yahani | 7.32 |
| ଜହନି | jahani | 7.32 |
| ଜାହାଣୀ | jahani | 4.88 |
| ଜହାନୀ | jahani | 4.88 |
| ଜହାନା | jahana | 2.44 |
| ଜହନୀ | jahani | 2.44 |
| ଯହନୀ | yahani | 2.44 |
| େଯାହାନୀ | eyahani | 2.44 |
| ଯହନି | yahani | 2.44 |
| Jahani in the Arabic language | ||
| جيحاني | jyhany | - |
| جهاني | jhany | - |
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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 Jahani
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