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
Average Male Jahnke Height
177.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jahnke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahnke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jahnke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahnke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jahnke is the 23,004th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 309,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Jahnke reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Jahnke is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name globally, held by 12 people.
The surname Jahnke is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 16,056 people, or 1 in 5,014. In Germany Jahnke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Jahnke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jahnke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,577 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jahnke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jahnke last name are 19.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.41% registered with the 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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