Janieson Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Janieson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janieson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Janieson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janieson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Janieson.

How Common Is The Last Name Janieson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Janieson is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Janieson are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most numerous in: Idaho, where 25 percent live, Iowa, where 25 percent live and Oklahoma, where 25 percent live. Besides The United States Janieson is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Janieson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Janieson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Janieson surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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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 Janieson
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