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
Average Jahani Salary in
United States
$50,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jahani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jahani (Arabic: جيحاني, Bengali: জহনী, Hindi: जहानी, Marathi: जहानी, Oriya: ଜାହାନୀ) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Jahani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,523rd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 162,585 people. The last name Jahani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jahani are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jahani is also the 108,380th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 4,119 people.
The last name Jahani is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 43,163 people, or 1 in 1,779. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Iran this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 1 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.
Jahani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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 national average, with 65.71% registered with the 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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- 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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