Jahav Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Jahav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India681:11,280,373208,492
England11:55,718,059489,080
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Jahav (12) may also be a first name.

Jahav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jahav (Hindi: जहाव, Marathi: जाधव) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahav? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jahav is the 2,273,756th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. Jahav is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Jahav reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jahav is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 12 people.

Jahav is most frequent in India, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India Jahav is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 79 percent reside, Bihar, where 7 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Barring India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahaiv911/
Jahv8920/
Jhav894/
Jaav893/
Ejhahav834/
Jahaf8016,125/
Yahav801,543/
Ijhav80377/
Ejhav8030/
Ojhav8013/
Jahaw8013/
Jhaiv8013/
Iahav802/
Jathv802/
Ujhav801/
Jahafová772/
Jav751,312/
Ojhaiv7363/
Jahaph736/
Ojhauv733/
Jahaif731/
Jhahab731/
Jahaff731/
Jjahab731/
Jawh671,162/
Jahf67826/
Jabh67526/
Jatv67209/
Jaaf67122/
Yaav6780/
Jaab6779/
Javd6758/
Jhahaph6740/
Jaiv6732/
Javh6732/
Yahv6721/
Japh6715/
Jhaw6712/
Yhav6711/
Heav677/
Hyav676/
Hiav673/
Javz672/
Javw672/
Ehav672/
Ijav671/
Ihav671/
Jahw671/
Jhaf671/
Jjav671/
Javt671/
Iaav671/
Ahajiov671/
Jeav671/
Jasv671/

Jahav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahav in the Marathi language
जाधवjadhava70.73
जाहावjahava9.76
जहावjahava7.32
जाहवjahava2.44
जाधवानेjadhavane2.44
माधवीmadhavi2.44
महादेवmahadeva2.44
जादवjadava2.44
Jahav in the Hindi language
जहावjahava66.67
जहवjahava16.67
जहाjaha16.67

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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 Jahav
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