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 surname Jananja is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jananja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jananja? popularity and diffusion
Jananja is the 6,360,413th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Jananja reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania Jananja is most prevalent in: Shinyanga Region, where 50 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Jananja is found in one country. It is also common 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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