Janhofer Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Janhofer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Janhöfer (7) are calculated separately.
Janhofer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janhofer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Janhofer occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Janhöfer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janhofer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Janhofer reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Janhofer is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Beside Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janhöfer | 96 | 7 | / |
| Janhoefer | 94 | 10 | / |
| Jonhofer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sanhofer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zainhofer | 82 | 20 | / |
| Canofer | 80 | 36 | / |
| Janefer | 80 | 33 | / |
| Sanofer | 80 | 13 | / |
| Janafer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hanofer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hainhoffer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Janepher | 75 | 23 | / |
| Janeffer | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sanowfer | 75 | 3 | / |
| Canoffer | 75 | 2 | / |
| Janeefer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zeinhofer | 71 | 222 | / |
| Canofe | 71 | 34 | / |
| Sanofe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Janofa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Jhaneffer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seinhofer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanouffer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jonefer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sanafer | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hanafer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Canoffe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanofeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ianoffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanofre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayonofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanoufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanefer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honafer | 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
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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 Janhofer
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