Jayashanker Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Jayashanker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayashanker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India231:33,350,669396,143
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Jayashanker (213) may also be a first name.

Jayashanker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jayashanker (Hindi: जयशंकर, Oriya: ଜୟଶର) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jayashanker.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayashanker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Jayashanker reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 619,385th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 213 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 70 percent reside, Telangana, where 13 percent reside and Kerala, where 4 percent reside. Barring India Jayashanker is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 24 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayashankerr963/
Jayasanker9520/
Jayshanker951/
Jeyashanker9114/
Jayasankker911/
Jayasangker911/
Jaysanker901/
Jaishanker8629/
Joyshanker8629/
Saishanker761/
Seusanker6014/

Jayashanker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayashanker in the Hindi language
जयशंकरjayasankara-
Jayashanker in the Oriya language
ଜୟଶରjayasara-

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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 Jayashanker
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