Frequency: (1521)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Indian (chiefly Rajasthan and Gujarat): Jain name from Sanskrit jaina ‘derived from Jina’ or ‘follower of Jina’.Jina, meaning ‘triumphant’, is an epithet for a saint of the Jain religion.
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 91%. Sanjay (28), Ashok (23), Anil (21), Rakesh (21), Arun (19), Sunil (18), Ajay (17), Raj (17), Manoj (16), Vijay (15), Rajeev (13), Rajiv (13).
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