Janikow Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Poland

Janikow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janikow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Janików (12) are calculated separately.

Janikow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janikow is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Janików. Click here for other possible spellings of Janikow.

How Common Is The Last Name Janikow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Janikow reside; 33 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,287,955. In Argentina Janikow is most frequent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 54 percent are found and Jujuy Province, where 46 percent are found. Without taking into account Argentina this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 28 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janików9512/
Hanikow8643/
Janikov8623/
Janikova80110/
Sannikow801/
Janickova7549/
Jamnikovs751/
Sanikov71179/
Yanikov71156/
Janekov7129/
Zanikov7121/
Hanekow7119/
Ianikov7111/
Janikovová7110/
Janikuv715/
Jonikov714/
Janíkov713/
Hanikov713/
Janukov711/
Janekaw711/
Canikov711/
Sannikov6715,796/
Yasnikov67273/
Yamnikov67252/
Yanikova67210/
Khanikov67134/
Yannikov67103/
Haneckow6750/
Janekova6732/
Zaynikov6722/
Yagnikov6718/
Cajnikov6716/
Zanikova6715/
Zhanikov6711/
Janicova6711/
Jonikova677/
Ianikova674/
Saunikov674/
Sanikoff673/
Janíkova672/
Saynikov672/
Sannikof672/
Cannikov672/
Sonnikow672/
Yahnikov672/
Janeckov672/
Yatnikov671/
Saanikov671/
Sainikov671/
Sanikhov671/
Chanikov671/
Zatnikov671/
Sajnikov671/
Zamnikov671/

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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 Janikow
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