Janf Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Janf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1591:482,90929,043
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Janf (33) may also be a first name.

Janf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Janf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Janf occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Janf is the 1,353,468th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Janf live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Janf is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 482,909. In Iran Janf is primarily concentrated in: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 33 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 27 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Iran this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaanf893/
Ijanf891/
Jeanfe801/
Jasenf801/
Hanf754,868/
Janw7587/
Sanf7555/
Janb7525/
Janv756/
Yanf755/
Canf751/
Jonf751/
Hanft672,043/
Hanff671,131/
Hanfe67592/
Jainb67146/
Hainf6794/
Khanf6747/
Zanft6734/
Jainv6723/
Janph6715/
Scanf6710/
Johnf679/
Jaanb678/
Yanef678/
Hanfs676/
Jamfe675/
Jhanw674/
Zhanf674/
Jeanb673/
Chanf673/
Yanfe672/
Jonfe672/
Jonfs672/
Jainw672/
Jamff671/
Janhw671/
Janww671/
Jahnb671/
Sanff671/
Sainf671/
Janbh671/
Jaenv671/
Jianw671/
Jonff671/
Jaunb671/
Haunf670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Janf
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis