Jahns Surname

65,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jahns Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'Jean's son'.

Jahns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,2051:15,4672,031
United States1,5221:238,14622,806
Poland4031:94,31514,464
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
Austria791:107,79015,374
Denmark781:72,3687,171
Israel191:450,40234,739
Sweden171:579,22142,433
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Norway121:428,52437,411
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Jahns (22) may also be a first name.

Jahns Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'Jean's son'.

- alouise

Jahns Last Name Facts

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

Jahns (Marathi: जानिश) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,146th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 950,384 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Jahns live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 5,205 people, or 1 in 15,467. In Germany Jahns is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Jahns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jahns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jahns surname grew 1,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jahns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jahns surname are 21.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jahns earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 77.47% more than the national average, earning 614,201 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.15% more than the national average, earning R 316,404 per year; in United States they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $47,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.43% more than the national average, earning $59,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahans91106/
Jahnsz9117/
Jans8916,129/
Jachens83293/
Jahnsch835/
Jahansh835/
Jahan's831/
Jachins830/
Johns80104,194/
Janse8012,806/
Jansz806,476/
Jeans803,885/
Jaans80526/
Janss80373/
Jhons80182/
Jhans80127/
Janns8098/
Jauns8079/
Jains8066/
Jansh8044/
Janås8024/
Ijans808/
Yahns808/
Iahns805/
Hjans805/
Jians804/
Jansø801/
Jayns800/
Jahnsová772/
Jansch73765/
Jansze73551/
Jansse73238/
Jasins7358/
Jhonse7344/
Jaanse7330/
Johnns739/
Jhanse739/
John's737/
Jannæs735/
Jeanse733/
Jainsh733/
Jansce732/
Jasens732/
Jainse732/
Janshe731/
Jjanse731/
Jaunse731/
Jacins731/
Jianse731/
Jhohns731/
Yahans731/
Jhaans731/
Jiohns731/
Jannse731/
Jjohns731/
Hjohns730/
Johnss730/
Jouhns730/
Janz6713,044/
Jons672,183/
Jansová671,515/
Yans671,000/
Jochens67909/
Jams67621/
Gajhans67389/
Eans67351/
Jansche67110/
Janß6792/
Ians6743/
Jochins6739/
Jassens6731/
Jansova6727/
Jianshe6724/
Jóns6718/
Jannsch6717/
Johsens6711/
Ijautns673/
Janx672/
Jeansch671/
Jachims671/
Jamshsd671/
Jainsch671/
Janś671/
Janš671/
Jascins671/
D'Janse671/
Jeann's671/
Jaunsch670/

Jahns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahns in the Marathi language
जानिशjanisa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jahns
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