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

The surname Jahenda (Hindi: जाहेंदा, Marathi: जाहदा) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 265,986th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,957,514 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jahenda live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jahenda is also the 904,892nd most commonly held given name globally, held by 108 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,454 people, or 1 in 31,761. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 55 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Jahenda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jahenda last name is predominantly 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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