Jahnke Surname
Approximately 23,571 people bear this surname
Jahnke Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of little Jahn, a pet form of Johannes (gracious gift of Jehovah).
Jahnke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16,056 | 1:5,014 | 600 |
| United States | 5,541 | 1:65,414 | 7,635 |
| Brazil | 645 | 1:331,898 | 12,767 |
| Australia | 303 | 1:89,095 | 10,253 |
| Canada | 296 | 1:124,478 | 13,021 |
| Poland | 132 | 1:287,945 | 34,716 |
| Sweden | 99 | 1:99,462 | 7,215 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 215 | 1:233,575 | 19,635 |
Jahnke (12) may also be a first name.
Jahnke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of little Jahn, a pet form of Johannes (gracious gift of Jehovah).
Jahnke Demographics
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Jahnke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahnke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jahnke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jahnke.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahnke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,004th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 309,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Jahnke are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Jahnke is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 16,056 people, or 1 in 5,014. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Jahnke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jahnke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jahnke surname increased 2,577 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jahnke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jahnke surname are 19.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.41% registered with the political party.
The amount Jahnke earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning R 176,184 per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $46,438 CAD per year.
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