Janah Surname
Approximately 61,957 people bear this surname
Janah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 42,846 | 1:3,087 | 368 |
| Pakistan | 8,946 | 1:19,969 | 1,154 |
| Morocco | 7,804 | 1:4,418 | 491 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Israel | 214 | 1:39,989 | 5,464 |
| Malaysia | 196 | 1:150,481 | 9,410 |
| France | 139 | 1:477,861 | 67,615 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| Jordan | 69 | 1:128,151 | 7,880 |
| Belgium | 63 | 1:182,486 | 24,456 |
| Lebanon | 56 | 1:100,662 | 5,997 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Afghanistan | 51 | 1:630,455 | 7,258 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| Brunei | 40 | 1:10,468 | 1,284 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Maldives | 37 | 1:10,924 | 842 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Janah (19,845) may also be a first name.
Janah Demographics
Janah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Janah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Janah (Arabic: عجانه, Hindi: जनहा, Oriya: ଜନହ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Janah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,147th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 117,623 people. The last name Janah is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Janah reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 38,025th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 19,845 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 42,846 people, or 1 in 3,087. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 31 percent reside, East Java, where 26 percent reside and West Java, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and Morocco, where 13 percent reside.
Janah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Syriac Orthodox (65%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Janah last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.
Janah earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,826 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Janah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Janah in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜନହ | janaha | - |
| Janah in the Hindi language | ||
| जनहा | janaha | 57.14 |
| जानह | janaha | 14.29 |
| जांह | janha | 14.29 |
| जनाह | janaha | 14.29 |
| Janah in the Arabic language | ||
| عجانه | janh | - |
| جانح | janh | - |
| جاناة | janat | - |
| جناح | jnah | - |
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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 Janah
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