Jankas Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Jankas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jankas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Jankaš (23) are calculated separately.

Jankas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jankas is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Jankaš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jankas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Jankas live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States it is most common in: Oklahoma, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 22 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States Jankas occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

Jankas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jankas surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Jankas earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.08% less than the national average, earning $24,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jankaš9423/
Jangkas927/
Jankaus922/
Jasinkas863/
Jankač8343/
Jankos8341/
Sankas8327/
Cankas8321/
Yankas8311/
Jonkas835/
Zankas835/
Jancas831/
Djankasse801/
Jankosz77127/
Jancasz7730/
Zangkas7713/
Yankaus7712/
Giankas7711/
Sangkas777/
Jonkase773/
Janquas771/
Sankash771/
Jankosh771/
Jounkas771/
Cangkas771/
Jankoits712/
Sangkass711/
Giannkas711/
Ziangkas711/
Jasimkas711/
Jiangkos711/
Joncas673,510/
Yankaç67307/
Yankaş67115/
Jankoś67104/
Yankos6766/
Sancas6763/
Zancas6753/
Yancas6747/
Cankaz6731/
Cancas6719/
Conkas6715/
Yankaz6714/
Jancos674/
Sankos673/
Iankos672/
Sankaz671/
Jamcas671/
Sanqas671/
Ionkas671/
Zankos671/
Jankáč671/

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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 Jankas
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