Janaz Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Janaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Jañaz (15) are calculated separately.
Janaz (27) may also be a first name.
Janaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Janaz (Arabic: جانز) is found most in Afghanistan. It may appear in the variant forms: Jañaz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Janaz is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Janaz live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Janaz is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 27 people.
It is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,236,661. In Afghanistan Janaz is most numerous in: Paktia, where 42 percent reside, Khost, where 38 percent reside and Kabul, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Janaz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Janaz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Janaz last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Janaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Janaz in the Arabic language | ||
| جانز | janz | - |
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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 Janaz
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