Jahenda Surname

265,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jahenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4541:31,7613,470
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jahenda (108) may also be a first name.

Jahenda Last Name Facts

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

Jahenda (Hindi: जाहेंदा, Marathi: जाहदा) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jahenda is the 265,986th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,957,514 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jahenda are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most widespread given name world-wide, held by 108 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,454 people, or 1 in 31,761. In Kenya Jahenda is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 55 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Jahenda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaenda9237/
Jaheendah881/
Johenda861/
Jahinda861/
Jaendah861/
Yaenda772/
Jaendo771/
Jahaindad751/
Jahindo719/
Joainda711/
Yahinda711/
Yohenda711/
Jaijinda674/
Jaaindad671/
Yohendah671/
Yainda623/
Eainda621/
Yahindo572/
Eheindo571/
Yaoinda571/
Yoendap571/
Jooinda571/
Joyjinda5334/
Jeeaindo531/
Joijinda531/

Jahenda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahenda in the Marathi language
जाहदाjahada-
Jahenda in the Hindi language
जाहेंदाjahenda50
जहेंदाjahenda50

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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 Jahenda
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