Janam Surname
Approximately 6,382 people bear this surname
Janam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,149 | 1:124,746 | 8,038 |
| Pakistan | 72 | 1:2,481,165 | 21,781 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Afghanistan | 32 | 1:1,004,787 | 9,548 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Janam (3,998) may also be a first name.
Janam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Janam (Arabic: جانام, Bengali: জনম, Hindi: जनम, Marathi: जनम, Oriya: ଜାନାମ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Janam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Janam is the 76,745th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,141,891 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Janam are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 110,450th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 3,998 people.
This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 6,149 people, or 1 in 124,746. In India Janam is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 65 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Delhi, where 5 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Janam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Janam has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Janam last name decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Janam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Janam in the Hindi language | ||
| जनम | janama | 91.28 |
| जानम | janama | 7.77 |
| जन्म | janma | 0.65 |
| जनाम | janama | 0.08 |
| जनम़ | janama | 0.05 |
| राम | rama | 0.03 |
| Janam in the Bengali language | ||
| জনম | janama | 88 |
| জানম | janama | 4 |
| জন্ম | janma | 4 |
| জনমলক্ষ্মী | janamalaksmi | 4 |
| Janam in the Marathi language | ||
| जनम | janama | 61.96 |
| जानम | janama | 30.43 |
| जनाम | janama | 1.09 |
| जैन | jaina | 1.09 |
| जालम | jalama | 1.09 |
| जनप | janapa | 1.09 |
| जानाम | janama | 1.09 |
| नामु | namu | 1.09 |
| Janam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାନାମ | janama | 38.19 |
| ଜାନାମ୍ | janam | 15.28 |
| ଜନମ | janama | 13.89 |
| ଜାନମ | janama | 13.19 |
| ଯାନାମ | yanama | 8.33 |
| ଜାନମ୍ | janam | 3.82 |
| ଜନାମ | janama | 2.43 |
| ଯାନମ | yanama | 2.43 |
| ଯନମ | yanama | 0.69 |
| ଜନମ୍ | janam | 0.35 |
| Janam in the Arabic language | ||
| جانام | janam | - |
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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 Janam
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