Jananja Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Jananja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Jananja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jananja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jananja occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jananja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Jananja are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Jananja is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 50 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 50 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jananija | 93 | 1 | / |
| Janania | 86 | 147 | / |
| Jananji | 86 | 39 | / |
| Jananya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Janagna | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jananha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jananca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hananja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Janamja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chananja | 80 | 1,839 | / |
| Jagnania | 80 | 8 | / |
| Janganya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jananzad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khananja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jananjoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Janamjay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khananjay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hanania | 71 | 3,772 | / |
| Cananca | 71 | 60 | / |
| Hananya | 71 | 39 | / |
| Cananza | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sananza | 71 | 18 | / |
| Janange | 71 | 3 | / |
| Djanahniah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jananie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hananía | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanania | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zanania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jainanshah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yananji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canansa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jonanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jangnamjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hananiah | 67 | 1,197 | / |
| Yananyoa | 67 | 525 | / |
| Hanancha | 67 | 180 | / |
| Khanania | 67 | 145 | / |
| Yanganza | 67 | 123 | / |
| Zanganya | 67 | 105 | / |
| Yanganya | 67 | 89 | / |
| Hananias | 67 | 77 | / |
| Hannania | 67 | 44 | / |
| Chanania | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hanannia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chananya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khananya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jannamsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hananiay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hanaunya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hananías | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanainia | 67 | 2 | / |
| San'anza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zananzad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yagnagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanaanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yannania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijanamsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hananiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sananiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hananiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanhania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Johnanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jananiip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sananzai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zananias | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Jananja
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