Jancaj Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Jancaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Jançaj (111) are calculated separately.
Jancaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jancaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jancaj is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Jançaj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jancaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Jancaj reside; 50 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,582,827. In Greece it is primarily found in: South Aegean, where 57 percent reside, Central Greece, where 14 percent reside and Peloponnese, where 14 percent reside. Not including Greece this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Albania, where 6 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jancaj
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