Janfelt Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Janfelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janfelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Finland61:916,11741,832
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077

Janfelt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janfelt is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janfelt? popularity and diffusion

Janfelt is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janfelt live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 470,393. In Denmark Janfelt is most common in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 50 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 42 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Denmark Janfelt exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 26 percent are found and Sweden, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanfelt8649/
Jonfelt8614/
Janfeld8614/
Sanfelt866/
Canfelt860/
Janfield8022/
Jönfeldt8010/
Johnfelt804/
Jonfeldt802/
Hanfeldt801/
Canfeldt800/
Sanfel776/
Zanfel775/
Canfel771/
Hahnfeldt7594/
Hasenfelt7513/
Hasinfelt757/
Sanfiel71774/
Hanfeld71220/
Canfell7159/
Hassenfelt7144/
Hamfelt7136/
Samfelt7110/
Canfeld715/
Sanfeld713/
Jeanfil711/
Hanflet711/
Sonfelt711/
Hattenfelt710/
Confelt710/
Hahnfeld67303/
Zanfl67122/
Hamfeldt6795/
Zainfeld6760/
Hanfield6758/
Hassenfeldt6735/
Sainfeld6723/
Hainfeld679/
Heinfelt676/
Cahnfeld676/
Seinfelt676/
Scanfeld676/
Zanfelds671/
Honfeldt670/
Sonfeldt670/
Hamfielt670/
Canfeeld670/

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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 Janfelt
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