Janeks Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Janeks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janeks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Janeks (31) may also be a first name.

Janeks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janeks is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janeks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Janeks is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Janeks are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most frequent in Latvia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 227,783. In Latvia Janeks is most prevalent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 44 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 22 percent live and Semigallia, where 22 percent live. Excluding Latvia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janieks926/
Janeikes866/
Jagnecks861/
Joneks830/
Jaaniks779/
Jasniks771/
Jannaks771/
Jainesx771/
Jagnecs771/
Janekce771/
Janacks771/
Janex7383/
Joniks6710/
Janacs679/
Saniks675/
Janeux672/
Janigs672/
Yaniks672/
Jannex672/
Jonexs671/
Jonaks671/
Yanoks671/
Yanecs671/
Jonesx671/
Zanegs670/

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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 Janeks
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