Janjay Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Janjay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 67 | 1:65,799 | 5,672 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Janjay (3,466) may also be a first name.
Janjay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janjay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Janjay (Hindi: जनजय, Marathi: संजय) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janjay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Janjay live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Janjay is also the 120,745th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,466 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 65,799. In Liberia Janjay is most common in: Rivercess County, where 31 percent are found, Grand Bassa County, where 30 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Liberia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Janjay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Janjay in the Marathi language | ||
| संजय | sanjaya | - |
| Janjay in the Hindi language | ||
| जनजय | janajaya | 42.86 |
| जंजया | janjaya | 28.57 |
| जंजय | janjaya | 14.29 |
| गंजय | ganjaya | 14.29 |
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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 Janjay
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