Jahengir Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Jahengir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahengir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
India131:59,005,029552,550
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Jahengir (132) may also be a first name.

Jahengir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jahengir (Bengali: জাহেঙ্গীর, Marathi: जहँगीर) is most common in Pakistan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahengir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jahengir is the 3,228,735th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Jahengir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Jahengir live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 807,735th most widely held first name on earth, held by 132 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,120,177. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 59 percent are found, Sindh, where 23 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahengirt941/
Jahingir88114/
Jahenger881/
Jahinghir826/
Jhahingir821/
Jahingair821/
Jaenger8024/
Jahinghair781/
Jahinger7551/
Johingir751/
Jahhinger711/
Jahaimger591/
Yoenger531/
Hioinger502/
Eooinger501/

Jahengir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahengir in the Bengali language
জাহেঙ্গীরjahengira50
জাহেঙ্গিরjahengira50
Jahengir in the Marathi language
जहँगीरjahamgira40
जाहगीरjahagira20
जाहँगीरjahamgira20
जहाॅंगीरjahaengira20

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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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  • 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 Jahengir
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