Janifar Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Janifar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janifar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Janifar (1,457) may also be a first name.

Janifar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janifar (Hindi: जनीफर, Marathi: जनीफर) occurs most in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janifar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Janifar live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Janifar is also the 204,281st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,457 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 62 percent live, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 8 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 14 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Janifar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Janifar in the Marathi language
जनीफरjaniphara85.71
जानीफरjaniphara14.29
Janifar in the Hindi language
जनीफरjaniphara60
जानीफरjaniphara20
जनिफरjaniphara20

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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
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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 Janifar
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