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
The last name Janjay (Hindi: जनजय, Marathi: संजय) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Janjay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,203,767th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Janjay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Janjay live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 120,745th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 3,466 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 65,799. In Liberia Janjay is most frequent in: Rivercess County, where 31 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 30 percent live and Montserrado County, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.
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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