Janiyal Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Janiyal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janiyal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Janiyal (14) may also be a first name.

Janiyal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janiyal (Hindi: जनियाल, Marathi: जािनयाल) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Janiyal.

How Common Is The Last Name Janiyal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Janiyal occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Janiyal live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 89 percent live and Sokoto, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria Janiyal is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Janiyal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Janiyal in the Hindi language
जनियालjaniyala-
Janiyal in the Marathi language
जािनयालjainayala50
जािनयलjainayala50

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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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  • 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 Janiyal
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