Jankara Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jankara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jankara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jankara (42) may also be a first name.

Jankara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jankara (Hindi: जंकरा) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jankara.

How Common Is The Last Name Jankara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jankara is the 3,323,005th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Jankara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Jankara reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jankara is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Jankara is primarily found in: Plateau, where 58 percent are found, Niger, where 38 percent are found and Adamawa, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 14 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jankara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jankara in the Hindi language
जंकराjankara50
जन्कराjankara25
जनकराjanakara25

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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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  • 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 Jankara
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