Jankek Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jankek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jankek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

Jankek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jankek is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jankek.

How Common Is The Last Name Jankek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jankek is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jankek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Croatia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 176,192. In Croatia Jankek is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 92 percent are found and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Croatia Jankek exists in one country. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jangkek925/
Jankeke921/
Jancek83338/
Jankec839/
Sankek832/
Zankek831/
Yankek831/
Jankik830/
Sangkek77370/
Janchek779/
Sankeek773/
Yankeke771/
Janccek770/
Jaunkike715/
Yankeaks711/
Jaunchek710/
Jancik67765/
Jancík67119/
Joncek6729/
Zamkek6720/
Yancek6718/
Jankic6718/
Sankyk671/
Yankeg671/
Cankeg670/
Zancek670/

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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 Jankek
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