Janiszewski Surname

25,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Janiszewski Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Janiszew(o) (Jan's place), in Poland.

Janiszewski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland18,4701:2,058164
United States1,6401:221,01221,434
Germany4331:185,92521,647
France2761:240,66237,281
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
England661:844,21344,691
Australia541:499,92037,885
Norway271:190,45522,163
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Israel131:658,28045,106
Scotland71:764,83125,488
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Janiszewski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Janiszew(o) (Jan's place), in Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Janiszewski Last Name Facts

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

Janiszewski is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janiszewski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,310th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 341,994 people. Janiszewski is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Janiszewski are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 18,470 people, or 1 in 2,058. Aside from Poland it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Janiszewski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Janiszewski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Janiszewski last name expanded 16,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Janiszewski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Janiszewski last name are 4.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Janiszewski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.81% less than the national average, earning 246,364 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $45,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.71% more than the national average, earning $63,452 CAD per year.

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