Janye Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Janye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Janye (180) may also be a first name.
Janye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Janye (Hindi: जन्ये, Marathi: जन्ये) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Janye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Janye reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Janye is also the 679,247th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 180 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 55 percent are found, Borno, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Janye is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Janye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Janye in the Hindi language | ||
| जन्ये | jan'ye | - |
| Janye in the Marathi language | ||
| जन्ये | jan'ye | 80 |
| जनये | janaye | 20 |
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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 Janye
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