Jahis Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jahis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahish915,732/
Jahies912/
Jahids911/
Jahisch830/
Jahić805,331/
Jaais8028/
Jahič8018/
Yahis8017/
Jeais8010/
Johis809/
Joais806/
Jahes805/
Jauis802/
Jiais802/
Jahiç802/
Jyais801/
Jóais801/
Johais7397/
Jahesh7330/
Jaiyes737/
Yahish733/
Jauies732/
Ja'ais732/
Jouais731/
Johuis731/
Joheis731/
Yaheis730/
Johies730/
Yais67414/
Jaes6787/
Eais6784/
Jahaysh6712/
Iais6712/
Jajs672/
Ojhauis671/
Jahiche671/
Johaish671/

Jahis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahis in the Hindi language
जहीसjahisa70
जाहिसjahisa30
Jahis in the Marathi language
जहीसjahisa55.56
जािहसjaihasa33.33
जाहीसjahisa11.11

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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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