Jahnkow Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jahnkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahnkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
United States161:22,653,683662,747

Jahnkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jahnkow is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahnkow? popularity and diffusion

Jahnkow is the 2,661,929th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Jahnkow occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Jahnkow reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 2,175,823. In Germany Jahnkow is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 35 percent are found, Berlin, where 27 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Germany Jahnkow exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found.

Jahnkow Last Name Statistics demography

Jahnkow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jankow92258/
Jankowa8632/
Jankhow866/
Hahnkow865/
Sahnkow861/
Yahnkow861/
Jankows861/
Jacenkow801/
Jankov772,881/
Yankow77162/
Janków77155/
Jankaw77115/
Sankow7729/
Hankow7718/
Zankow776/
Jamkow775/
Cankow774/
Jankof771/
Iankow771/
Jonkow771/
Jankova711,063/
Jankovs7168/
Jankhaw7164/
Jankoff7136/
Hankowa7135/
Jankoub7116/
Djankov7110/
Jankawe717/
Sangkow717/
Heinkow717/
Jankoev713/
Chankow712/
Sankhow711/
Jangkaw711/
Jacenków6713/
Djankoff6712/
Hongkhow678/
Khongkow673/
Janckova672/
Jasenkov672/
Khankhow671/
Chankhow671/
Sahankov671/

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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 Jahnkow
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