Jahni Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Jahni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Jáhni (12) are calculated separately.
Jahni (979) may also be a first name.
Jahni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jahni (Hindi: जहनी, Marathi: जानी, Oriya: ଜହନ୍ି) occurs most in Malaysia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Jáhni. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jahni is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Jahni are found; 33 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 257,484th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 979 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 96 percent live and Johor, where 4 percent live. Not including Malaysia Jahni occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jahni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jahni in the Marathi language | ||
| जानी | jani | - |
| Jahni in the Hindi language | ||
| जहनी | jahani | 66.67 |
| जाहनी | jahani | 33.33 |
| Jahni in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜହନ୍ି | jahani | 63.87 |
| ଜହନ୍ୀ | jahani | 13.29 |
| ଜହି | jahi | 9.09 |
| ଯହନ୍ି | yahani | 5.13 |
| ଯହନ୍ୀ | yahani | 1.86 |
| ଜହୀ | jahi | 1.86 |
| ଜାହନ୍ି | jahani | 1.86 |
| ଜାହନ୍ୀ | jahani | 0.7 |
| ଯାହନ୍ି | yahani | 0.47 |
| ଯହୀ | yahi | 0.47 |
| ଜାହୀ | jahi | 0.23 |
| ଯହି | yahi | 0.23 |
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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 Jahni
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