Janwaz Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Janwaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janwaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Janwaz Last Name Facts

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

Janwaz is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janwaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Janwaz is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Janwaz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Janwaz live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Janwaz is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 5,358,864. In Afghanistan Janwaz is most prevalent in: Khost, where 67 percent live, Nangarhar, where 17 percent live and Paktika, where 17 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live and Pakistan, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jhanwaz921/
Janbaz834,599/
Sanwaz8314/
Janwas835/
Janbaaz775/
Jaanbaz774/
Rzanwaz772/
Janwais771/
Jawac732/
Janwoitz711/
Jahanwaj711/
Yanbaz67139/
Jambaz6766/
Sanwas679/
Januas676/
Janvas672/
Jonbaz672/
Janbas671/
Sanvaz671/
Yanwas671/
Jonwas671/
Janvaj671/

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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 Janwaz
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