Jahit Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jahit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
India261:29,502,515369,827
England121:4,643,172139,951
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Jahit (468) may also be a first name.

Jahit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jahit (Hindi: जाहित, Marathi: जािहत, Oriya: ଜହିତ) is most common in Malaysia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jahit is the 1,064,392nd most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Jahit live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 393,633rd most frequent forename worldwide, held by 468 people.

The surname Jahit is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 339,014. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 22 percent reside, Kelantan, where 17 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 16 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahite911/
Jahait911/
Jahid8049,599/
Jahić805,331/
Jahet80191/
Johit8041/
Jahič8018/
Yahit807/
Jaait805/
Jeait804/
Iahit801/
Jaijit73265/
Jhahid7354/
Jaahid7340/
Jaggit7323/
Jahied734/
Jauhid733/
Jahhid732/
Joaith731/
Jaheth731/
Jahhet731/
Yahiot731/
Jahgid731/
Jahihd731/
Jahids731/
Jjahid731/
Johith731/
Jyahid731/
Jeaaite67136/
Jaet67112/
Yait6758/
Eait6712/
Jaijith677/
Oyyahit675/
Oyiahit675/
D'Jahid671/
Yahuith671/
Jahahid671/

Jahit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahit in the Hindi language
जाहितjahita80.65
जहितjahita12.9
जाहीतjahita6.45
Jahit in the Oriya language
ଜହିତjahita40
ଜାହିତjahita25
ଯହିତyahita15
ଜାହିତ୍jahit15
ଯାହିତ୍yahit5
Jahit in the Marathi language
जािहतjaihata33.33
जहीतjahita33.33
जाहीतjahita25
जाहीदjahida8.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jahit
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