Janić Surname

165,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Janić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2,2931:3,116416
Croatia1971:21,4654,464
Montenegro781:8,2001,337
Slovenia311:80,24810,499
Kosovo111:169,2616,833
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Janic (1,235) & Janič (223) are calculated separately.

Janić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janić (Arabic: جنيق, Marathi: जनीस) is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Janic or Janič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 165,072nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,776,208 people. The surname Janić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Serbia, where it is borne by 2,293 people, or 1 in 3,116. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 25 percent live, Raška District, where 20 percent live and South Bačka District, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 8 percent live and Montenegro, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janic931,235/
Janič93223/
Jasnić91518/
Jamnić91113/
Jagnić91113/
Jaunić911/
Jonić80728/
Janjć8016/
Janiz8012/
Janiec735,286/
Janich731,200/
Janitz73447/
Janicz73177/
Janits73132/
Jannic73119/
Jasnič7333/
Janeci739/
Janiez732/
Janici732/
Janaiz732/
Jauniz731/
Janijc731/
Jaunic731/
Janniz730/
Jaunich67390/
Janietz67339/
Jeannic6792/
Janitch6791/
Jaanits6736/
Jahnich6732/
Jamnicz6711/
Jannich679/
Janiche676/
Jasnitz674/
Jagnicz672/
Jagnits671/
Jahaniz671/
Janithz671/
Janitsh671/
Jainaiz671/
Jeanitz670/

Janić Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Janić in the Marathi language
जनीसjanisa-
Janić in the Arabic language
جنيقjnyq-

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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 Janić
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