Jayakanth Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Jayakanth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayakanth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India431:17,838,730274,051
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Jayakanth (542) may also be a first name.

Jayakanth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jayakanth (Oriya: ଜୟକ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayakanth? popularity and diffusion

Jayakanth is the 2,689,253rd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Jayakanth live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Jayakanth is also the 361,930th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 542 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India Jayakanth is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 28 percent reside, Karnataka, where 21 percent reside and Telangana, where 16 percent reside. Beside India it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayakant94119/
Jeyakanth8924/
Jaykant8814/
Jaikanth8215/
Jeykanth822/
Jiyakant821/
Jaikant7510/
Caykant751/
Ejakant751/
Jayacand7170/
Suyakant7116/
Saikanth7114/
Siyakant711/
Cuyakant711/
Sayakhand671/
Saikant637/
Ejacant631/
Sayokand5919/
Saucaant591/
Cayacand591/
Sayokhand561/
Soukant50375/
Zeekant5039/
Saukand503/
Jaikond501/

Jayakanth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayakanth in the Oriya language
ଜୟକjayaka80
ଜୟକାjayaka20

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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 Jayakanth
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