Jayantha Surname

97,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Jayantha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayantha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,6051:4,519661
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
India361:21,307,372304,812
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Jayantha (50,449) may also be a first name.

Jayantha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jayantha (Marathi: जयान्था, Oriya: ଜୟ) is most common in Sri Lanka. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayantha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,209th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,491,821 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jayantha are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 18,374th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 50,449 people.

The surname Jayantha is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4,605 people, or 1 in 4,519. Outside of Sri Lanka it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Jayantha Last Name Statistics demography

Jayantha earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jayantha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayantha in the Oriya language
ଜୟjaya-
Jayantha in the Marathi language
जयान्थाjayantha30
जयंथाjayantha30
जयंतjayanta30
जयंताjayanta10

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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 Jayantha
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