Jaña Surname
Approximately 2,748 people bear this surname
Jaña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2,659 | 1:6,625 | 725 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
The alternate forms: Jana (780,026), Janá (5), Janà (1), Jāņa (1) & Jáná (2) are calculated separately.
Jaña (2,726) may also be a first name.
Jaña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaña Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jaña occurs most in Chile. It can also appear as a variant: Jana, Janá, Janà, Jāņa or Jáná. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaña? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jaña is the 158,854th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,651,945 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Jaña reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 140,092nd most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 2,726 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Chile, where it is borne by 2,659 people, or 1 in 6,625. In Chile it is most frequent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 59 percent are found, O'Higgins Region, where 12 percent are found and Maule Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Chile Jaña exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jana | 92 | 780,026 | / |
| Jaiña | 89 | 132 | / |
| Jañaz | 89 | 15 | / |
| Jañea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Janá | 83 | 5 | / |
| Janà | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jāņa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jaño | 75 | 276 | / |
| Zaña | 75 | 236 | / |
| Haña | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jáná | 75 | 2 | / |
| Janat | 67 | 42,199 | / |
| Janas | 67 | 13,928 | / |
| Jaina | 67 | 12,832 | / |
| Janha | 67 | 4,649 | / |
| Janna | 67 | 4,565 | / |
| Jania | 67 | 3,240 | / |
| Jaana | 67 | 2,622 | / |
| Janja | 67 | 1,827 | / |
| Caiña | 67 | 1,741 | / |
| Djana | 67 | 1,237 | / |
| Janya | 67 | 1,216 | / |
| Jamna | 67 | 1,150 | / |
| Janay | 67 | 905 | / |
| Jasna | 67 | 863 | / |
| Jagna | 67 | 776 | / |
| Janad | 67 | 767 | / |
| Jhana | 67 | 744 | / |
| Sañay | 67 | 739 | / |
| Janai | 67 | 623 | / |
| Janea | 67 | 571 | / |
| Chaña | 67 | 455 | / |
| Janaj | 67 | 388 | / |
| Janau | 67 | 354 | / |
| Janaś | 67 | 276 | / |
| Jauna | 67 | 176 | / |
| Janap | 67 | 170 | / |
| Cañay | 67 | 137 | / |
| Janaa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Jamja | 67 | 116 | / |
| Jatna | 67 | 108 | / |
| Jamha | 67 | 93 | / |
| Jeana | 67 | 88 | / |
| Cayña | 67 | 86 | / |
| Jayna | 67 | 69 | / |
| Janaz | 67 | 56 | / |
| Sauña | 67 | 56 | / |
| Hjana | 67 | 30 | / |
| Janač | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jonaa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jaano | 67 | 20 | / |
| Joñas | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tjana | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cañai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cañia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jajna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zañas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jañeo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caíña | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jjana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cauña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzaña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zayña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janaí | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jaña
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