Jahis Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Jahis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Jahis (80) may also be a first name.
Jahis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jahis (Hindi: जहीस, Marathi: जहीस) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahis? popularity and diffusion
Jahis is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Jahis is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jahis reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jahis is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 80 people.
This last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,092,379. In Malaysia Jahis is most frequent in: Johor, where 44 percent reside, Selangor, where 26 percent reside and Terengganu, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Yemen, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jahish | 91 | 5,732 | / |
| Jahies | 91 | 2 | / |
| Jahids | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jahisch | 83 | 0 | / |
| Jahić | 80 | 5,331 | / |
| Jaais | 80 | 28 | / |
| Jahič | 80 | 18 | / |
| Yahis | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jeais | 80 | 10 | / |
| Johis | 80 | 9 | / |
| Joais | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jahes | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jauis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jiais | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jahiç | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jyais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jóais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Johais | 73 | 97 | / |
| Jahesh | 73 | 30 | / |
| Jaiyes | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yahish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jauies | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ja'ais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jouais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Johuis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joheis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaheis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Johies | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yais | 67 | 414 | / |
| Jaes | 67 | 87 | / |
| Eais | 67 | 84 | / |
| Jahaysh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iais | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jajs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojhauis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahiche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Johaish | 67 | 1 | / |
Jahis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jahis in the Hindi language | ||
| जहीस | jahisa | 70 |
| जाहिस | jahisa | 30 |
| Jahis in the Marathi language | ||
| जहीस | jahisa | 55.56 |
| जािहस | jaihasa | 33.33 |
| जाहीस | jahisa | 11.11 |
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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 Jahis
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