Jayakanthan Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Jayakanthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayakanthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India331:23,244,406321,547
England141:3,979,861125,553
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Jayakanthan (225) may also be a first name.

Jayakanthan Last Name Facts

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

Jayakanthan is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayakanthan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Jayakanthan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Jayakanthan live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 599,828th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 225 people.

The last name Jayakanthan is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 23,244,406. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 42 percent reside, Karnataka, where 12 percent reside and Pondicherry, where 9 percent reside. Other than India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and Singapore, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayakaanthan964/
Jayakahnthan961/
Jayakantan957/
Jeyakanthan91886/
Jeykanthan861/
Jaikanthan861/
Jeyacanthan823/
Jaikantan801/
Jaikamtham672/
Jaikamtam602/

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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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  • 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 Jayakanthan
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