Jayshankar Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

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

Jayshankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayshankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2181:3,518,64999,858
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Jayshankar (17,171) may also be a first name.

Jayshankar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jayshankar (Bengali: জয়শংকর, Hindi: जयशंकर, Marathi: जयशंकर, Oriya: ଜୟଶର) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayshankar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,079,669th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Jayshankar reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jayshankar is also the 42,255th most widely held first name in the world, held by 17,171 people.

The surname Jayshankar is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 3,518,649. In India Jayshankar is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 30 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 20 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 18 percent live. Beside India Jayshankar is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jayshankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayshankar in the Oriya language
ଜୟଶରjayasara-
Jayshankar in the Hindi language
जयशंकरjayasankara99.86
जयशंकारjayasankara0.07
जयशन्करjayasankara0.04
जयjaya0.01
जयश्ांकरjayasankara0.01
Jayshankar in the Marathi language
जयशंकरjayasankara97.8
जटाशंकरjatasankara0.18
जयशंकरालालjayasankaralala0.14
एसजयशंकरesajayasankara0.14
जयवाळकरjayavalakara0.14
शंकरsankara0.14
हरीशंकरharisankara0.11
जैसवारjaisavara0.11
िशवशंकरisavasankara0.11
जयशंकjayasanka0.07
सुधाकरsudhakara0.07
जामकरjamakara0.07
गौरीशंकरgaurisankara0.07
जपशंकरjapasankara0.04
जयशकरjayasakara0.04
रासकरrasakara0.04
केएसजयशंकरke'esajayasankara0.04
दयाशंकरdayasankara0.04
जठाशंकरjathasankara0.04
जयशंकरासींगjayasankarasinga0.04
रामशंकरramasankara0.04
ेमशंकरemasankara0.04
कृपाशंकरkrpasankara0.04
रमाशंकरramasankara0.04
जयशंकरारामjayasankararama0.04
यासाशंकरyasasankara0.04
िवजयशंकरivajayasankara0.04
उमाशंकरumasankara0.04
जयकुमारjayakumara0.04
जयशेकरjayasekara0.04
रिवशंकरrivasankara0.04
केजयशंकरkejayasankara0.04
जयशंकराजीjayasankaraji0.04
भीमशंकरbhimasankara0.04
िगरजाशंकरigarajasankara0.04
अजयशंकरajayasankara0.04
Jayshankar in the Bengali language
জয়শংকরjayasankara66.67
জয়শঙ্করjayasankara33.33

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