Jakanathan Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jakanathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakanathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Jakanathan (20) may also be a first name.

Jakanathan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jakanathan is most common in Malaysia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakanathan? popularity and diffusion

Jakanathan is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Jakanathan occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Jakanathan live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 20 people.

Jakanathan is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Perak, where 60 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 20 percent reside and Kedah, where 7 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent reside.

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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 Jakanathan
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