Jahanshah Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Jahanshah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahanshah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6951:110,47810,572
Afghanistan1061:303,3324,798
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jahanshah (2,857) may also be a first name.

Jahanshah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jahanshah (Hindi: जहांशाह, Oriya: ଜାହଁାସା) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahanshah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 411,457th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,593,804 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jahanshah live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Jahanshah is also the 136,171st most commonly used forename globally, borne by 2,857 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 695 people, or 1 in 110,478. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 12 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahanshahy952/
Jahansha946/
Jahanshahee901/
Jahanshahad901/
Jahanshay8959/
Jahanshai893/
Janshah8868/
Jainshah824/
Jaanshaa821/
Jahansad821/
Jansha8022/
Jansah8020/
Jhansa801/
Jahamshad7833/
Jainshaha781/
Yanshah7572/
Janscha7558/
Janshad758/
Yaansah755/
Janshai753/
Jainsha752/
Jhanjha751/
Jannsah751/
Jeansha751/
Jhansad751/
Johnsha751/
Jansa713,203/
Jhanjhay7111/
Janshaid7111/
Jhanjhau7110/
Janseeha717/
Jhanjhai714/
Ajiansah713/
Jahanzat712/
Jhaunjha711/
Jahangia711/
Jhanchay711/
Jeanseah710/
Yansah674,889/
Janzah67227/
Jansat67167/
Jansai67150/
Yansha67133/
Jahansouz67108/
Jhonsa6796/
Jamsha6766/
Johnsa6754/
Jansap6731/
Jansoh6722/
Jansaa6713/
Iansah6712/
Jansay6711/
Jansas679/
Jansaz677/
Jansad676/
Yaansa674/
Hajiansah673/
Jansau673/
Jansea671/
Janssa671/
Jamshaadh671/
Jhanjhaut671/
Jhanso671/
Iansha671/
Ihansa671/
Jahansood671/
Jaanso671/
Yasinshah671/

Jahanshah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahanshah in the Hindi language
जहांशाहjahansaha-
Jahanshah in the Oriya language
ଜାହଁାସାjahamasa-

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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 Jahanshah
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