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

The last name Jaenisch is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Jäenisch. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaenisch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 488,996th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. Jaenisch is mostly found 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 surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 251,580. In Germany Jaenisch is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 24 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.

Jaenisch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Jaenisch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jaenisch surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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
  • 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 Jaenisch
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