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    The surname Jahan

    A surname, carried by 1,386 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex J500

    Jahan: #19,489 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Jahan #19,489, 1,386 people Jahan: #19,489 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jahan #19,489, 1,386 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jahan is more common than 88% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,386 people named Jahan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,760 Americans. That is up 130% since 2000, when the Census counted 604.

    #19,489
    rank among US surnames
    1,386
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +129.5%
    change since 2000 (was #35,288)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,480Vanvoorhis1,387222,600
    #19,489Pulsifer1,386222,760
    #19,498Dubuque1,385222,921

    Who is named Jahan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Jahan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.7%
    • Two or more races 3.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Jahans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tareen Jahan
      Bangladeshi actress

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Jahan

    Jahan has the Soundex code J500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J500.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Jahan?
    1,386 people in the United States had the surname Jahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,760 Americans. It ranked 19,489th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jahan?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Jahan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Jahan?
    Tareen Jahan, Bangladeshi actress.
    Where is the surname Jahan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Jahan in Bangladesh.
    Is the surname Jahan getting more or less common?
    More common. 604 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,386 in 2010, up 130%.