Janisar Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Janisar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janisar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India751:10,227,538196,136
Pakistan701:2,552,05622,156
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Janisar (1,065) may also be a first name.

Janisar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janisar (Hindi: जानिसार, Marathi: जािनसार, Oriya: ଜାନିସାର) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janisar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Janisar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 245,186th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 1,065 people.

The surname Janisar is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 10,227,538. In India Janisar is most common in: Bihar, where 69 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent reside and Gujarat, where 4 percent reside. Not including India Janisar is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 48 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Janisar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Janisar in the Hindi language
जानिसारjanisara82.13
जानीसारjanisara13.04
जनिसारjanisara3.38
जानिसरjanisara0.48
ज्ञानीसरjnanisara0.48
जानीसरjanisara0.48
Janisar in the Oriya language
ଜାନିସାରjanisara57.14
ଜାନିସରjanisara14.29
ଯାନିସାରyanisara14.29
ଜାନୀସାରjanisara14.29
Janisar in the Marathi language
जािनसारjainasara53.85
जानीसारjanisara33.33
जैनीसारjainisara2.56
जमीरjamira2.56
जिनसारjinasara2.56
पानसरेpanasare2.56
जानीसरjanisara2.56

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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 Janisar
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