Jahnavi Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Jahnavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahnavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2761:2,779,22285,591
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Jahnavi (5,186) may also be a first name.

Jahnavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jahnavi (Hindi: जाह्नवी, Marathi: जान्हवी, Oriya: ଜାହନ୍ବୀ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahnavi? popularity and diffusion

Jahnavi is the 919,444th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Jahnavi reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 94,046th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 5,186 people.

The surname Jahnavi is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 2,779,222. In India Jahnavi is primarily found in: Telangana, where 43 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 42 percent reside and Bihar, where 2 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jahnavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahnavi in the Oriya language
ଜାହନ୍ବୀjahanbi-
Jahnavi in the Marathi language
जान्हवीjanhavi80.95
जानवीjanavi19.05
Jahnavi in the Hindi language
जाह्नवीjahnavi36.36
जाहनवीjahanavi31.82
जाहन्वीjahanvi13.64
जान्हवीjanhavi9.09
जाह्न्वीjahnvi4.55
जाहवीjahavi4.55

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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 Jahnavi
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