Janež Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Janež Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 405 | 1:6,142 | 1,300 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Janez (544) & Jáñez (27) are calculated separately.
Janež Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janež Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Janež is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Janez or Jáñez. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Janež? popularity and diffusion
The last name Janež is the 711,133rd most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janež live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Janež is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 405 people, or 1 in 6,142. In Slovenia Janež is mostly found in: Southeast Slovenia, where 33 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 27 percent are found and Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janez | 93 | 544 | / |
| Janes | 80 | 24,664 | / |
| Janeš | 80 | 1,181 | / |
| Janec | 80 | 305 | / |
| Janej | 80 | 113 | / |
| Janex | 80 | 83 | / |
| Jáñez | 80 | 27 | / |
| Jaynes | 73 | 8,276 | / |
| Jeanes | 73 | 3,317 | / |
| Jannes | 73 | 1,027 | / |
| Jaines | 73 | 216 | / |
| Janesh | 73 | 122 | / |
| Janech | 73 | 111 | / |
| Jannez | 73 | 108 | / |
| Janesz | 73 | 54 | / |
| Jamnes | 73 | 54 | / |
| Jaunes | 73 | 52 | / |
| Janees | 73 | 52 | / |
| Jaunez | 73 | 51 | / |
| Janecz | 73 | 31 | / |
| Ijanes | 73 | 9 | / |
| Janeis | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jaynez | 73 | 5 | / |
| Janeas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jainez | 73 | 3 | / |
| Janhes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jannex | 73 | 2 | / |
| Janeys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaynej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janhez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jannec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jane's | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaunec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyanez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaanes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janeez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janesch | 67 | 799 | / |
| Jeannes | 67 | 606 | / |
| Janeesh | 67 | 89 | / |
| Jeannez | 67 | 64 | / |
| Jannech | 67 | 6 | / |
| Đijanec | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hjaynes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jainesh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaynesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jagnesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaanesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaannes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jahneej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janeech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jainesx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jainnes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahnnes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihanes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamnesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjaines | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Janež
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