Jahaz Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Jahaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
India111:69,733,217610,955
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jahaz (489) may also be a first name.

Jahaz Last Name Facts

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

Jahaz (Hindi: जहा) is held by more people in Kuwait than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahaz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Jahaz reside; 61 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 384,341st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 489 people.

It is most commonly held in Kuwait, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 97,454. Besides Kuwait this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside and Pakistan, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahaaz9110/
Jaaz894,615/
Jhaz8911/
Jahz892/
Ijaaz80309/
Jihaz80107/
Yahaz8022/
Ijhaz808/
Jahac803/
Ojhaz803/
Jaz751,178/
Aijaaz7314/
Yahatz734/
Hijaaz732/
Jahach731/
Aijhaz731/
Ijaz67224,376/
Jach676,109/
Jaiz67948/
Jazz67407/
Yaaz67299/
Yahz67154/
Iaaz67139/
Jatz67102/
Jauz6743/
Ihaz6727/
Hiaz6720/
Jiaz678/
Jacz677/
Ehaz676/
Hyaz676/
Jadz673/
Hjaz673/
Jhac673/
Eaaz672/
Jaac671/
Jjaz671/
Jyaz671/

Jahaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahaz in the Hindi language
जहाjaha-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jahaz
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