Janessen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Janessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Janessen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janessen has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janessen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Janessen are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Janessen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 33 percent are found, Mississippi, where 33 percent are found and Texas, where 33 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 25 percent are found.

Janessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Janessen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jannessen948/
Janesen935/
Jeannessen891/
Janissen88419/
Jannesen8827/
Jajnesen8814/
Janassen883/
Janeshen881/
Janeesen881/
Hanessen881/
Janesson880/
Jahannessen841/
Jannesson82448/
Hannessen82195/
Jaenesson821/
Janneusen820/
Janhsen80916/
Janeson8040/
Jonesen8035/
Janisen8025/
Janesin8018/
Janasen8010/
Hanesen806/
Janeene802/
Janesan802/
Yanesen801/
Jeannesson78452/
Jhannesson7839/
Johnnessen782/
Zahneissen781/
Jonassen754,778/
Janisson75233/
Canesson75100/
Hannesen7553/
Janissan7531/
Jonesson7526/
Janneson7520/
Janesian7515/
Haneisen7513/
Canessin7512/
Janieson7511/
Janihsen757/
Johnesen754/
Janiszen754/
Janetson753/
Hanessem753/
Janeshin752/
Janissin752/
Jaynisen751/
Zonessen751/
Jhanesin751/
Cannesen751/
Janecent751/
Janysson751/
Janeeson750/
Hanesson750/
Jonissen750/
Janetten750/
Yohannessen746/
Hannesson71714/
Cannesson71305/
Jangen7155/
Jamneshan7147/
Janene7143/
Jonnassen7130/
Zahneisen7120/
Cannessan7118/
Janean7112/
Hanneszen719/
Sannesson717/
Johnnesen712/
Jonassenn711/
Giannesen711/
Hanessing710/
Janhen710/
Seanesson710/
Johnassen710/
Jonnesson710/
Canesin67806/
Jonasen67701/
Joneson67361/
Sonesen67159/
Janison67107/
Janasan6769/
Janisin6745/
Jannene6739/
Janiten6736/
Jeanene6723/
Hanisen6713/
Haneson6712/
Sanesan6712/
Jeannisson6711/
Jahngen6710/
Jonesan678/
Janißen678/
Hanhsen677/
Jamnean677/
Jonhsen676/
Janetin676/
Janeane675/
Janisan675/
Heijnesson674/
Hanesyn674/
Janeang674/
Jonesin673/
Janngen673/
Jeanean672/
Canesan672/
Yohannesen672/
Hanesan672/
Jannean671/
Jeanesonne671/
Johnnesson671/
Jonosen671/
Janhson671/
Zanesin671/
Yanheen671/
Janetng671/
Jiangen671/
Yanhsen671/
Sanehen671/
Eaneson671/
Janeand671/
Janheng671/
Joneene670/
Yaneson670/
Jeaneun670/
Canisen670/
Hanysen670/
Janosin670/

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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 Janessen
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