Janitzek Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Janitzek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janitzek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1421:566,94046,426
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Janitzek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janitzek is most common in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janitzek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Janitzek are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 566,940. In Germany Janitzek is mostly found in: Berlin, where 36 percent live, Bavaria, where 23 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janizek939/
Janiczek882,245/
Janetzek8854/
Janiezek883/
Janitchek821/
Janicek801,322/
Janiček80232/
Janezek8011/
Janitschek78400/
Janeczek756,417/
Janicsek75247/
Janichek7524/
Janezeck7514/
Januczek757/
Jonetzek754/
Janezcek751/
Janujzek751/
Janitscheck7452/
Janiczeková741/
Janesczek711/
Janicseck711/
Hanaitzik711/
Jaunichek710/
Janeček674,176/
Janecek672,625/
Janíček672,091/
Janetschek67301/
Januzik67237/
Janičík67109/
Janicik6783/
Janecyk6737/
Januzec6719/
Janičeková6718/
Yanicek678/
Janjček673/
Januzyk673/
Janicík672/
Janicekova671/
Janiceková671/
Janezik671/
Janiczkova671/

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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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  • 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 Janitzek
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