Jayhawk Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Jayhawk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayhawk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Jayhawk (4) may also be a first name.

Jayhawk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jayhawk is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayhawk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Jayhawk are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 4 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Jayhawk is most numerous in: Kansas, where 67 percent are found and Missouri, where 33 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Japan, where 25 percent are found.

Jayhawk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jayhawk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jayhawk surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahawk920/
Jahak83110/
Jahaki7721/
Jahake776/
Jahaka775/
Jauhak774/
Jaehak773/
Jayhaq771/
Jaheak771/
Jiyahak711/
Jahakia711/
Johak6767/
Jahok6720/
Juhak6716/
Jiyauhak676/
Jihak675/
Jahaq675/
Jahag675/
Jahik674/
Jahac673/
Jahek671/
Jayahaca671/
Johawkey671/
Jehak671/
Jahakiya671/
Jeawke621/
Sayfk501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jayhawk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis