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

Janf has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janf? popularity and diffusion

Janf is the 1,353,468th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Janf are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 33 people.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 482,909. In Iran it is most prevalent 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 Janf exists in 5 countries. It also occurs 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/

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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 Janf
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