Jayashankar Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

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

Jayashankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayashankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2071:3,705,630103,250
United States561:6,472,481306,764
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Jayashankar (14,849) may also be a first name.

Jayashankar Last Name Facts

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

Jayashankar (Bengali: জয়শঙ্কর, Hindi: जयशंकर, Marathi: जयाशंकर, Oriya: ଜୟଶର) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayashankar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 796,486th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Jayashankar reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jayashankar is also the 46,701st most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 14,849 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 3,705,630. In India Jayashankar is primarily found in: Karnataka, where 28 percent are found, Bihar, where 11 percent are found and Telangana, where 11 percent are found. Beside India this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found.

Jayashankar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jayashankar surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Jayashankar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $47,323 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jayashankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayashankar in the Bengali language
জয়শঙ্করjayasankara-
Jayashankar in the Hindi language
जयशंकरjayasankara98.14
जयाशंकरjayasankara1.05
जयश्ांकरjayasankara0.4
जयशांकरjayasankara0.12
जयश्ंाकरjayasmakara0.04
जयशानकरjayasanakara0.04
जटाशंकरjatasankara0.04
जगदीशjagadisa0.04
जयशन्करjayasankara0.04
जयश़्ांकरjayasaankara0.04
जयशंकऱjayasankara0.04
Jayashankar in the Oriya language
ଜୟଶରjayasara92.41
ଯୟଶରyayasara3.8
ଜୟଶଂକରjayasankara1.74
ଜୟଶjayasa1.27
ଜୟଷରjayasara0.16
ଜାୟାଶjayasa0.16
ଜୟଶରିେବଦୀjayasariebadi0.16
ଜଗଦିସjagadisa0.16
ଜୟାଶରjayasara0.16
Jayashankar in the Marathi language
जयाशंकरjayasankara56.1
जयशंकरjayasankara36.59
दयाशंकरdayasankara1.22
जपशंकरjapasankara1.22
जायशंकरjayasankara1.22
िशवाशंकरisavasankara1.22
जयशकंरjayasakanra1.22
शंकरsankara1.22

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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
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