Jaykant Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Jaykant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaykant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Jaykant (2,916) may also be a first name.

Jaykant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaykant (Hindi: जयकान्त, Marathi: जयकांत, Oriya: ଜୟକା) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jaykant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaykant? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Jaykant occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Jaykant reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jaykant is also the 134,475th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 2,916 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Jaykant is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 36 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 36 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Besides India it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayakant93119/
Jakant923/
Jayakanth8852/
Jaikant8610/
Caykant861/
Ejakant861/
Jakkant861/
Jaikanth8015/
Jeykanth802/
Jiyakant801/
Ojhakant801/
Yakant77275/
Sakant7748/
Jakont773/
Jakand772/
Jikant771/
Jacant770/
Jeyakanth7524/
Sakhant71772/
Jakhand7116/
Zyskant7110/
Jackont718/
Saikant717/
Jakkand716/
Yekanth715/
Sakkant713/
Jacante712/
Jahkand711/
Yakante711/
Yakannt711/
Yakanth711/
Yakkant711/
Ejacant711/
Jayacand6770/
Ekant6738/
Jettkant6734/
Jeskandt6723/
Sayokand6719/
Suyakant6716/
Saikanth6714/
Jhakhand671/
Siyakant671/
Yaakanth671/
Yakkante671/
Jacquant671/
Cuyakant671/

Jaykant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaykant in the Oriya language
ଜୟକାjayaka-
Jaykant in the Hindi language
जयकान्तjayakanta98.68
जयकांतjayakanta0.66
Jaykant in the Marathi language
जयकांतjayakanta97.55
जयवंतjayavanta0.27
जायकंतjayakanta0.27
शिशकांतsisakanta0.27
रमाकांतramakanta0.27
उमाकांतumakanta0.14
णकांतnakanta0.14
ीकांतikanta0.14
जयकंतjayakanta0.14
जसवंतjasavanta0.14
जगतjagata0.14
जसकांतjasakanta0.14

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jaykant
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