Janu Surname
Approximately 6,762 people bear this surname
Janu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,594 | 1:295,708 | 16,684 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Indonesia | 838 | 1:157,815 | 15,409 |
| Pakistan | 836 | 1:213,689 | 5,101 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Austria | 214 | 1:39,792 | 6,389 |
| Moldova | 187 | 1:19,045 | 3,236 |
| United States | 177 | 1:2,047,791 | 130,814 |
| Czechia | 121 | 1:87,880 | 14,663 |
| Germany | 74 | 1:1,087,912 | 72,931 |
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| United Arab Emirates | 49 | 1:186,985 | 12,996 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Afghanistan | 43 | 1:747,748 | 8,015 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Janů (1,789) & Janú (4) are calculated separately.
Janu (60,916) may also be a first name.
Janu Demographics
Average Janu Salary in
United States
$42,925 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Janu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Janu (Bengali: জানু, Georgian: ჯანუ, Hindi: जानू, Marathi: जाणू, Oriya: ଜାନୁ, Tibetan: ཇ་ནུ་) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Janů or Janú. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janu? popularity and diffusion
Janu is the 72,878th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,077,720 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Janu live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 15,668th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 60,916 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 2,594 people, or 1 in 295,708. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 23 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Telangana, where 11 percent are found. Not including India it occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.
Janu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Janu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,540 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Janu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Janu last name are 10.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.83% registered with the party.
The amount Janu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.52% less than the national average, earning $42,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning $35,712 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Janu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Janu in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯანუ | janu | - |
| Janu in the Bengali language | ||
| জানু | janu | 90.61 |
| জনু | janu | 7.18 |
| ঝনু | jhanu | 1.1 |
| জুনু | junu | 0.55 |
| Janu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇ་ནུ་ | janu | 72.73 |
| ཇཱ་ནུ་ | janu | 27.27 |
| Janu in the Hindi language | ||
| जानू | janu | 67.44 |
| जानु | janu | 13.13 |
| जनू | janu | 6.75 |
| जनु | janu | 6.05 |
| ज्ञानू | jnanu | 4.95 |
| ज्ञानु | jnanu | 1.21 |
| जैनू | jainu | 0.07 |
| जणु | janu | 0.07 |
| जॉनू | jonu | 0.07 |
| जंङू | jannu | 0.04 |
| ज्ानू | janu | 0.04 |
| ग्यानू | gyanu | 0.04 |
| जान | jana | 0.04 |
| ़ज्ञानु | jnanu | 0.04 |
| Janu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାନୁ | janu | 56.16 |
| ଜନୁ | janu | 24.79 |
| ଯାନୁ | yanu | 10.67 |
| ଯନୁ | yanu | 6.4 |
| ଜାଣୁ | janu | 0.49 |
| ଜାନୂ | janu | 0.33 |
| ଜଣୁ | janu | 0.16 |
| ଜନୂ | janu | 0.16 |
| ଯନୂ | yanu | 0.16 |
| Janu in the Marathi language | ||
| जाणू | janu | 31.21 |
| जानू | janu | 16.21 |
| जानु | janu | 15.14 |
| जाणु | janu | 14.44 |
| जनु | janu | 8.22 |
| जनू | janu | 7.48 |
| जणू | janu | 4.71 |
| जणु | janu | 2.06 |
| जऩ्नु | jannu | 0.07 |
| जञु | janu | 0.05 |
| जाना | jana | 0.04 |
| जान | jana | 0.03 |
| जानूु | januu | 0.03 |
| जानु़ | janu | 0.03 |
| जाण | jana | 0.02 |
| जानुू | januu | 0.01 |
| जंगु | jangu | 0.01 |
| जाऩू | janu | 0.01 |
| जानुु | januu | 0.01 |
| जाणू़ | janu | 0.01 |
| जांनु | jannu | 0.01 |
| जानूं | janum | 0.01 |
| झानू | jhanu | 0.01 |
| जंग़ू | jangu | 0.01 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Janu
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