Janif Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Janif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3021:2,539,95280,674
Fiji2831:3,160561
Canada531:695,20056,020
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England21:27,859,030389,889
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Janif (1,484) may also be a first name.

Janif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janif (Hindi: जनीफ, Marathi: जनीफ, Oriya: ଜନିଫ୍) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janif? popularity and diffusion

Janif is the 447,670th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. The surname Janif occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Janif are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Janif is also the 201,926th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 1,484 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 2,539,952. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 77 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 12 percent live and Kerala, where 5 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Fiji, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Janif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Janif last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Janif earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning $35,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $46,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jannif9119/
Zjanif9110/
Janiff916/
Jeanif914/
Janief914/
Janife911/
Hjanif911/
Jainif911/
Janniff834/
Jeannif833/
Jhannif831/
Hanif80426,527/
Janib801,854/
Sanif801,285/
Zanif8068/
Janiw8060/
Janiv8057/
Yanif8053/
Canif803/
Jonif803/
Janef801/
Haniff736,256/
Hanief734,416/
Khanif732,276/
Chanif73425/
Caniff73378/
Hanife73255/
Hanifs73201/
Saniff73147/
Haneif73131/
Hannif73127/
Hanaif7371/
Janaib7349/
Janiev7347/
Janiph7347/
Janibh7329/
Janeef7322/
Yanief7321/
Janeff7313/
Janaiv7312/
Sanief7311/
Zainif7310/
Hainif7310/
Hianif736/
Haanif736/
Hanifh735/
Joniff733/
Cannif733/
Zhanif732/
Hyanif732/
Janiow732/
Jounif732/
Hanhif732/
Jaanib732/
Saneif732/
Sanaif732/
Zanife732/
Hanisf732/
Hanijf732/
Sainif732/
Sannif732/
Hasnif732/
Zaneif731/
Djanef731/
Hanihf731/
Jhaniv731/
Janaiw731/
Janiov731/
Hhanif731/
Hsanif731/
Ehanif731/
Zanaif731/
Jonife731/
Canipf730/
Canniff671,138/
Hanifsh67336/
Khanaif6742/
Hanniff6736/
Khanife6734/
Hanieff6720/
Haniffe6719/
Chanief6711/
Hjaneef673/
Hainijf671/
Janngiw671/
Jaineef671/
Jangniw671/
Hanisff671/
Hannife671/
Sahanif671/
Iangiff671/
Ijaniph671/
Jahanib671/
Hanifch671/
Yanitfe671/
Cauniff670/
Chanife670/

Janif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Janif in the Oriya language
ଜନିଫ୍janiph-
Janif in the Hindi language
जनीफjanipha92.9
जनिफjanipha2.19
जनीफ़janifa1.09
Janif in the Marathi language
जनीफjanipha91.67
जानीफjanipha8.33

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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
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  • 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 Janif
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