Janaku Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Janaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Janaku (3,318) may also be a first name.
Janaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Janaku (Bengali: জনকু, Hindi: जनकू, Marathi: जाणकू, Oriya: ଜନକୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Janaku.
How Common Is The Last Name Janaku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Janaku live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Janaku is also the 124,110th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 3,318 people.
The last name Janaku is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 90 percent live, Benue, where 3 percent live and Edo, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 40 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jhanaku | 92 | 60 | / |
| Ijanaku | 92 | 10 | / |
| Janakut | 92 | 7 | / |
| Jannakut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanaku | 83 | 38 | / |
| Canaku | 83 | 29 | / |
| Yanaku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ianaku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jonaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zanaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Janeku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Janacu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jiannakou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jainakupp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jonnaku | 77 | 4 | / |
| Janecku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanhaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanakau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zanakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jonasku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jonašku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jangacu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yannakou | 71 | 32 | / |
| Zannakou | 71 | 23 | / |
| Djonakou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gianakou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sainakhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yianakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jonnakut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanakhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giannakou | 67 | 2,048 | / |
| Yiannakou | 67 | 1,137 | / |
| Yaneku | 67 | 34 | / |
| Canoku | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sonaku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Canacu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogianakhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioannakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanoku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giannakus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agianakhu | 67 | 1 | / |
Janaku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Janaku in the Bengali language | ||
| জনকু | janaku | - |
| Janaku in the Hindi language | ||
| जनकू | janaku | 78.09 |
| जनकु | janaku | 20.14 |
| जानकू | janaku | 1.06 |
| जानकु | janaku | 0.35 |
| जनकूू | janakuu | 0.35 |
| Janaku in the Marathi language | ||
| जाणकू | janaku | 32.26 |
| जनकू | janaku | 21.77 |
| जानकू | janaku | 20.97 |
| जानकु | janaku | 10.08 |
| जनकु | janaku | 6.45 |
| जणकु | janaku | 1.21 |
| जनाकू | janaku | 0.81 |
| जनाकु | janaku | 0.81 |
| जणकू | janaku | 0.81 |
| जानाकू | janaku | 0.81 |
| जानकी | janaki | 0.4 |
| जानक | janaka | 0.4 |
| जनक | janaka | 0.4 |
| माणकु | manaku | 0.4 |
| अंकुश | ankusa | 0.4 |
| Janaku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜନକୁ | janaku | 28.57 |
| ଯନକୁ | yanaku | 28.57 |
| ଜାନକୁ | janaku | 28.57 |
| ଯାନକୁ | yanaku | 14.29 |
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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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- 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 Janaku
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