Jahnz Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Jahnz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahnz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2501:322,02232,234
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Poland1591:239,04930,603
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Jahnz Last Name Facts

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

Jahnz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahnz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 500,792nd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Jahnz reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Jahnz is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 322,022. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Poland, where 24 percent reside.

Jahnz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jahnz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jahnz last name increased 1,558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jahnz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jahnz are 6.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.46% being registered to vote for the party.

Jahnz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $45,137 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahanz91140/
Jahntz9142/
Janz8913,044/
Jantz805,919/
Jhanz80367/
Jainz80309/
Jancz80308/
Jahnc808/
Jhonz803/
Jandz802/
Jannz802/
Johnz802/
Jaanz802/
Jeanz801/
Janzz801/
Jantze73478/
Johntz7352/
Jheinz733/
Jamntz732/
Jatntz732/
Jaintz731/
Jeantz730/
Jauntz730/
Janc672,366/
Yanz67574/
Ianz67186/
Janč67123/
Jonz6755/
Janć6712/
Jacz677/
Jahaanc671/
Jacintz671/

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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 Jahnz
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