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
Jaña occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Jana, Janá, Janà, Jāņa or Jáná. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaña? popularity and diffusion
It is the 158,854th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,651,945 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Jaña live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 140,092nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 2,726 people.
It is most prevalent in Chile, where it is carried by 2,659 people, or 1 in 6,625. In Chile Jaña is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 59 percent live, O'Higgins Region, where 12 percent live and Maule Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Chile this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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
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- 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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