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Where Does The Last Name Janak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Janak (Bengali: জনক, Hindi: जनक, Marathi: जनक, Oriya: ଜନକ, Tibetan: ཇ་ནག་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Janák. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 85,068^th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,284,375 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Janak are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Janak is also the 6,495^th most common first name worldwide It is held by 161,897 people.

Janak is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 2,969 people, or 1 in 258,358. In India Janak is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 64 percent live, Gujarat, where 14 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 5 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.

Janak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Janak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Janak surname expanded 4,348 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Janak Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Janak surname are 32.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Janak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning 315,641 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.83% less than the national average, earning R 140,616 per year; in United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $49,403 CAD per year.