Janm Surname

277,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Janm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3521:567,35627,738
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Janm (971) may also be a first name.

Janm Last Name Facts

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

Janm (Bengali: জন্ম, Hindi: जन्म, Oriya: ଜନ୍) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 277,333rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,216,568 people. The surname Janm occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Janm live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Janm is also the 258,685th most frequent first name globally, borne by 971 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 1,352 people, or 1 in 567,356. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 92 percent live, Haryana, where 4 percent live and Delhi, where 1 percent live. Apart from India this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jhanm8910/
Janme896/
Jeanm892/
Jaanm891/
Jianm891/
Jainem8063/
Jahanm809/
Jeanme801/
Jgianm801/
Hanm75780/
Jamm75193/
Sanm7564/
Yanm7519/
Canm754/
Ianm752/
Eanm751/
Zanm751/
Djainem738/
Khanm679,063/
Jamme671,366/
Zhanm6780/
Johnm6756/
Yanem6741/
Yanme6732/
Hanme6720/
Zanme6715/
Yannm6712/
Saunm677/
Hanmh676/
Joenm676/
Chanm674/
Haunm672/
Saanm672/
Cahnm671/
Yaanm671/
Hanhm671/
Haanm671/
Gianm671/
Canım671/
Ijamm671/
Zjamm671/
Sannm671/
Jjamm671/

Janm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Janm in the Bengali language
জন্মjanma-
Janm in the Hindi language
जन्मjanma97.95
जंमjamma0.46
Janm in the Oriya language
ଜନ୍jan50
ଜନjana50

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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 Janm
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