Jahingir Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Jahingir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahingir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India701:10,958,077204,613
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Jahingir (545) may also be a first name.

Jahingir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jahingir (Hindi: जहींगीर, Marathi: जहांगीर, Oriya: ଜହୀ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahingir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jahingir is the 1,710,039th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Jahingir are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 360,901st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 545 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 10,958,077. In India Jahingir is most numerous in: Telangana, where 87 percent reside, Bihar, where 4 percent reside and Odisha, where 4 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahinghir946/
Jhahingir941/
Jahingair941/
Jahinghair891/
Jahinger8851/
Jahengir8837/
Johingir881/
Jahengirt821/
Jahhinger821/
Jahenger751/
Jahaimger711/
Jaenger6724/
Hioinger632/
Yoinger531/
Eooinger501/

Jahingir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahingir in the Hindi language
जहींगीरjahingira-
Jahingir in the Oriya language
ଜହୀjahi-
Jahingir in the Marathi language
जहांगीरjahangira25
जिंहगीरjinhagira25
जहाँगीरjahamgira12.5
जािंहिगरjainhigara12.5
जािंहगीरjainhagira12.5
जाहीगरjahigara12.5

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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 Jahingir
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