Jahanshahi Surname

45,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Jahanshahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahanshahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran10,9771:6,995971
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Canada571:646,41452,764
England531:1,051,28451,324
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397

Jahanshahi (114) may also be a first name.

Jahanshahi Last Name Facts

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

Jahanshahi is most common in Iran. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahanshahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,971st most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 646,288 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Jahanshahi reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 877,214th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 114 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 10,977 people, or 1 in 6,995. In Iran Jahanshahi is mostly concentrated in: Kerman Province, where 45 percent live, Tehran Province, where 13 percent live and Fars Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Iran it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Jahanshahi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jahanshahi surname are 30.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jahanshahi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 44.51% more than the national average, earning $62,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.58% more than the national average, earning $64,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahanchahi901/
Janshahi89110/
Jahanshahee861/
Jahanzahi841/
Jamshahi7840/
Ianshahi781/
Jahansaee741/
Jamshzahi741/
Jamshahahi702/
Jhanjohi671/
Yanchahi671/

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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 Jahanshahi
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