Jana Surname
Approximately 780,026 people bear this surname
Jana Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of John (gracious gift of Jehovah).
Read More About This SurnameJana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 732,723 | 1:1,047 | 104 |
| Egypt | 23,308 | 1:3,944 | 527 |
| Malawi | 5,045 | 1:3,393 | 443 |
| Indonesia | 4,052 | 1:32,638 | 3,836 |
| Pakistan | 3,758 | 1:47,537 | 1,977 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,608 | 1:12,941 | 1,861 |
| Malaysia | 1,368 | 1:21,560 | 1,989 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Zimbabwe | 586 | 1:26,345 | 4,045 |
| United States | 570 | 1:635,893 | 51,189 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Iraq | 435 | 1:80,510 | 2,624 |
| Philippines | 355 | 1:285,178 | 41,105 |
| United Arab Emirates | 310 | 1:29,556 | 3,247 |
| Kenya | 290 | 1:159,241 | 12,530 |
| Germany | 285 | 1:282,475 | 29,573 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Poland | 194 | 1:195,921 | 26,318 |
| Turkmenistan | 176 | 1:31,188 | 595 |
| Albania | 165 | 1:17,661 | 3,089 |
| Tanzania | 164 | 1:322,815 | 24,412 |
| England | 155 | 1:359,471 | 25,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 154 | 1:52,946 | 6,689 |
| Brazil | 147 | 1:1,456,288 | 48,949 |
| Afghanistan | 137 | 1:234,695 | 4,106 |
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| Qatar | 137 | 1:17,212 | 1,876 |
| Slovakia | 137 | 1:38,952 | 7,218 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Japan | 114 | 1:1,121,441 | 21,240 |
| Czechia | 113 | 1:94,101 | 15,664 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Chile | 104 | 1:169,389 | 5,602 |
| Russia | 85 | 1:1,695,565 | 111,577 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Taiwan | 71 | 1:330,208 | 2,647 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Greece | 60 | 1:184,663 | 29,677 |
| Mongolia | 58 | 1:48,712 | 4,102 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Jordan | 55 | 1:160,772 | 8,687 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Ecuador | 45 | 1:353,463 | 9,524 |
| Hungary | 43 | 1:228,286 | 18,658 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| Lebanon | 36 | 1:156,586 | 7,507 |
| Latvia | 35 | 1:58,573 | 8,789 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nepal | 34 | 1:837,675 | 5,559 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Lithuania | 25 | 1:121,384 | 14,277 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1:293,018 | 6,863 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Maldives | 8 | 1:50,522 | 2,455 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1:1,516,283 | 17,268 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Jaña (2,748), Jána (101), Janá (5), Janà (1), Jáná (2) & Jāņa (1) are calculated separately.
Jana (726,402) may also be a first name.
Jana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of John (gracious gift of Jehovah).
User-submitted Reference
This name derives from Johanna, a female form of the name Johannes.
- energeticwomanThe surname Jena, Jeena, Jana in Sanskrit means 'paradise'.
- hemangini21Jana Demographics
Jana Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Jana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jana (Arabic: جنّا, Bengali: জনা, Georgian: ჯანა, Hindi: जाना, Marathi: जाना, Oriya: ଜାନା, Tibetan: ཇཱ་ན་) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as: Jaña, Jána, Janá, Janà, Jáná or Jāņa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 704th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,343 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Jana reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jana is also the 1,315th most widely held first name globally, held by 726,402 people.
Jana is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 732,723 people, or 1 in 1,047. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 95 percent reside, Odisha, where 1 percent reside and Meghalaya, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 132 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Jana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jana last name increased 2,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Jana last name is chiefly Christian (57%) in Russia, Christian (80%) in Kenya and Sunni (84%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Jana last name are 9.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.81% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.8% less than the national average, earning 218,732 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.3% less than the national average, earning R 137,124 per year; in United States they earn 13.11% more than the national average, earning $48,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $52,466 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jana in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯანა | jana | - |
| Jana in the Hindi language | ||
| जाना | jana | 82.26 |
| जना | jana | 14.56 |
| ज्ऄााना | jaana | 0.54 |
| जैना | jaina | 0.39 |
| जान | jana | 0.31 |
| जहां | jaham | 0.31 |
| जेना | jena | 0.23 |
| जेाना | jeana | 0.15 |
| ज्याना | jyana | 0.15 |
| जङ | jana | 0.15 |
| ज्ञाना | jnana | 0.15 |
| जाने | jane | 0.15 |
| जानेा | janea | 0.08 |
| Jana in the Bengali language | ||
| জনা | jana | 70 |
| জন | jana | 18.57 |
| জানা | jana | 5.71 |
| জান | jana | 1.43 |
| Jana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାନା | jana | 68.27 |
| ଯାନା | yana | 16.69 |
| ଜାନ | jana | 4.02 |
| ଜନା | jana | 2.48 |
| ଜନ | jana | 2.25 |
| ଯାନ | yana | 1.34 |
| ଯନା | yana | 0.64 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 0.64 |
| େଯନା | eyana | 0.64 |
| ଯ଼ାନା | yana | 0.1 |
| ଯନ | yana | 0.08 |
| ଜୟ | jaya | 0.06 |
| ଅରୁଣ | aruna | 0.04 |
| ପନ | pana | 0.04 |
| ରାଣୀ | rani | 0.02 |
| ନବ | naba | 0.02 |
| ଜାମ | jama | 0.02 |
| ଅନାଦି | anadi | 0.02 |
| ପନ୍ା | pana | 0.02 |
| ଯାେନ | yaena | 0.02 |
| ଯାଞା | yana | 0.02 |
| ଜନନ୍ | janan | 0.02 |
| ଯଣା | yana | 0.02 |
| ଜ୍ଞାନ | jnana | 0.02 |
| ଅଜୟ | ajaya | 0.02 |
| ଅାନା | aana | 0.02 |
| ଜାଣା | jana | 0.02 |
| ଜେନ | jena | 0.02 |
| ଅପର୍ା | apara | 0.02 |
| ଯ଼ନା | yana | 0.02 |
| ନାଥ | natha | 0.02 |
| ଜାଣ | jana | 0.02 |
| Jana in the Marathi language | ||
| जाना | jana | 54.97 |
| जना | jana | 41.72 |
| जाणा | jana | 2.22 |
| जन | jana | 0.58 |
| जणा | jana | 0.28 |
| जानां | janam | 0.02 |
| जञा | jana | 0.01 |
| जनां | janam | 0.01 |
| Jana in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇཱ་ན་ | jana | 44.44 |
| ཇ་ན་ | jana | 33.33 |
| ཛྙཱ་ན་ | jnana | 11.11 |
| རྒྱ་ན། | gyana | 11.11 |
| Jana in the Arabic language | ||
| جنّا | jna | - |
| جانه | janh | - |
| جنا | jna | - |
| جنى | jny | - |
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