Janežič Surname

199,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Janežič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janežič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2,0881:1,19170
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Janežić (74), Janezič (1), Janezic (608) & Janezić (35) are calculated separately.

Janežič Last Name Facts

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

Janežič occurs most in Slovenia. It can occur as: Janežić, Janezič, Janezic or Janezić. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janežič? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,442nd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,480,203 people. The last name Janežič occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janežič are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Janežič is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 2,088 people, or 1 in 1,191. In Slovenia Janežič is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 49 percent are found, Southeast Slovenia, where 12 percent are found and Drava, where 9 percent are found. Beside Slovenia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 0 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janežić9574/
Janezič951/
Janezic90608/
Janezić9035/
Janecić715/
Janegitz67128/
Janezich67114/
Janegits673/
Jeanegitz6317/
Janegistz631/
Jonesić5733/
Janicić5718/
Ianezic5715/
Ianegitz5350/
Ianegits531/
Yanezhich505/
Ianeigitz501/

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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 Janežič
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