Jena (pronounced as Jenā)is a surname in India, popular in the state of Odisha. People surnamed "Jenā" mostly belong to the Khandayat and Pano castes and also used by Karan community.
People with the surname include:
- Bijaya Jena, Indian actress, film director and producer
- Bhanu Pratap Jena (born 1955), American cell biologist
- Kishore Jena (born 1995), Indian track and field athlete
- Mohan Jena (born 1957), Indian politician
- Srikant Kumar Jena (born 1950), Indian politician
- Surendra Nath Jena, Indian Odissi dancer
See also
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Jena. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
References
- Indian Antiquary: A Journal of Oriental Research in Archaeology, History, Literature, Languages, Folklore Etc. Education Society's Press. 1874.
- Mahanti, Jagannatha (1993). Children's Literature of Orissa. Orissa Sahitya Akademi.