Jh Surname

77,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,5021:32,1962,684
India3891:1,971,89067,959
Indonesia3841:344,39929,877
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
China51:273,464,31313,838
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694

Jh (3,336) may also be a first name.

Jh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jh (Hindi: समु) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jh is the 77,221st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,150,181 people. The last name Jh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Jh live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jh is also the 123,613th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 3,336 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,502 people, or 1 in 32,196. In Nigeria Jh is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 27 percent reside, Anambra, where 26 percent reside and Yobe, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Jh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jh surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jih80440/
Ujh80105/
Ojh8095/
Hjh8085/
Jyh8053/
Jhe8039/
Ajh8021/
Djh8012/
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Jjh809/
Ijh808/
Xjh806/
Jxh804/
Ejh803/
Zjh802/
J673,404/
Jish67502/
Jieh6779/
Jihe6731/
Jyhs6721/
Ijhe6713/
Ajdh679/
Gojh676/
Ajch676/
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Jidh672/
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Jich672/
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Hjsh672/
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Ejph672/
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Aijh671/
Eejh671/
Hujh671/
Jdth671/
Jhsh671/
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Hejh671/
Ojht671/
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Ojsh671/
Oojh671/
Oyjh671/
Sdjh671/
Ujph671/
Ujdh671/
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Sjch671/
Sjjh671/
Sjzh671/
Szjh671/
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Yjch671/
Aajh671/
Ajph671/
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Ejch671/
Ejdh671/
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Ehjh671/
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Chjh671/
Ddjh671/
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Jchd671/
Jchh671/
Jczh671/
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Jihp671/
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Jhpf671/
Jhpp671/
Jhsj671/
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Jhtz671/
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Jjhz671/
Jiph671/
Jphh671/
Jxsh671/
Jyhe671/
Jyhp671/
Jyph671/
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Jsht671/
Jshz671/
Jsjh671/
Jsth671/
Jszh671/
Jtch671/
Jths671/
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Hajh671/
Hhjh671/
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Jh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jh in the Hindi language
समुsamu-

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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 Jh
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