Jankava Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Jankava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jankava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia581:35,3465,386
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Jankava (46) may also be a first name.

Jankava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jankava (Hindi: जनकवा) occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jankava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jankava reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Jankava is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 46 people.

This last name is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 35,346. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 67 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 31 percent live and Semigallia, where 2 percent live. Besides Latvia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jankava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jankava in the Hindi language
जनकवाjanakava-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jankava
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