Janaj Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Janaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 377 | 1:2,034,656 | 69,432 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Janaj (52) may also be a first name.
Janaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Janaj (Hindi: जनज, Marathi: जनाज, Oriya: ଜନଜ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 742,570th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Janaj reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Janaj is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 2,034,656. In India Janaj is primarily found in: Karnataka, where 86 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 12 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Excluding India it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Janaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Janaj in the Hindi language | ||
| जनज | janaja | - |
| Janaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜନଜ | janaja | - |
| Janaj in the Marathi language | ||
| जनाज | janaja | 90.79 |
| जानाज | janaja | 6.58 |
| जनाजाताई | janajata'i | 2.63 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Janaj
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis