Janchen Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Janchen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Jänchen (470) are calculated separately.
Janchen (10) may also be a first name.
Janchen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janchen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Janchen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Jänchen. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janchen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Janchen reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Janchen is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name globally, held by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. Besides Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and France, where 17 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
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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 Janchen
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