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 last name Janaz (Arabic: جانز) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Jañaz. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Janaz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Janaz live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,236,661. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Paktia, where 42 percent live, Khost, where 38 percent live and Kabul, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Janaz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Janaz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Janaz surname increased 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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