Jaenisch Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jaenisch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaenisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3201:251,58027,249
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Jäenisch (1) are calculated separately.

Jaenisch Last Name Facts

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

Jaenisch is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Jäenisch. For other possible spellings of Jaenisch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaenisch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jaenisch is the 488,996th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. The last name Jaenisch occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Jaenisch are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 251,580. In Germany it is most frequent in: Berlin, where 24 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany Jaenisch is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Jaenisch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jaenisch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jaenisch surname expanded 18,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jaenisch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jaenisch last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaenisch earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $50,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $46,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jäenisch961/
Jaehnisch9414/
Janisch936,160/
Jaenish9313/
Jaenich9313/
Janiesch88136/
Jannisch8859/
Jaeniche8843/
Jahnisch8818/
Iaenisch884/
Jaehnich882/
Joenisch881/
Jainisch881/
Jaenisth881/
Janeisch881/
Janish86893/
Janesch80799/
Jänisch80643/
Jaunich80390/
Jannish805/
Jainish802/
Jaenise801/
Jaynish801/
Jeanish801/
Jeunich801/
Janis778,934/
Jähnisch7564/
Jannesch758/
Iainisch753/
Jejenich753/
Juianich751/
Jayinich751/
Jannis71469/
Jaenes71347/
Jeanis71303/
Jänich71129/
Janesh71122/
Jainis71119/
Janies7190/
Ejanis7148/
Janiss7128/
Janois7123/
Jeinic7116/
Jaanis7112/
Jaunis719/
Janeis718/
Jhanis714/
Ejenis714/
Jeenis714/
Joenis713/
Ijanis713/
Juenis713/
Janais713/
Jeunis712/
Jaynis712/
Januis711/
Jaunic711/
Jeannis67380/
Jeanise67121/
Jaunais67117/
Janeesh6789/
Joenesh6784/
Jäniche6754/
Jeanice6747/
Jehanis6737/
Jayanis6736/
Yeanish6724/
Jähnich6723/
Jainist6716/
Geynish6716/
Joennis679/
Jannies678/
Jejinic677/
Jayanic673/
Jainesh673/
Jaynesh672/
Jaanesh672/
Jihanis671/
Joainis671/
Ijajnis671/
Janniss671/
Jeanist671/
Jaunice671/
Jeynice671/
Yaanish671/
Jeinice671/
Jannais671/
Jeunice671/
Yojanis671/
Ijanuis671/
Geanish670/
Johenis670/

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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 Jaenisch
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