Jahngir Surname
Approximately 652 people bear this surname
Jahngir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 561 | 1:318,438 | 6,526 |
| India | 73 | 1:10,507,745 | 199,418 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Jahngir (813) may also be a first name.
Jahngir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahngir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jahngir (Hindi: जाहनगीर, Marathi: जहांगीर, Oriya: ଜାହ୍ଁିର) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahngir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 503,825th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. Jahngir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jahngir are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jahngir is also the 286,673rd most widespread given name globally, held by 813 people.
Jahngir is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 318,438. In Pakistan Jahngir is mostly found in: Punjab, where 64 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent are found and Sindh, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jahngir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jahngir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାହ୍ଁିର | jahmira | - |
| Jahngir in the Marathi language | ||
| जहांगीर | jahangira | 62.5 |
| जहागीर | jahagira | 25 |
| जाहंगीर | jahangira | 12.5 |
| Jahngir in the Hindi language | ||
| जाहनगीर | jahanagira | 50 |
| जहंगीर | jahangira | 50 |
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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 Jahngir
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