Jankelow Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jankelow Surname Definition:

“Son of Little Jacob” (Jankel) in Russo- Yiddish. Hence Jankelowitz.

Jankelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080

Jankelow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of Little Jacob” (Jankel) in Russo- Yiddish. Hence Jankelowitz.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Jankelow Last Name Facts

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

Jankelow is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jankelow.

How Common Is The Last Name Jankelow? popularity and diffusion

Jankelow is the 1,710,039th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Jankelow live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 93 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.

Jankelow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jankelow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 167.37% more than the national average, earning R 635,364 per year; in United States they earn 36.57% more than the national average, earning $58,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.15% more than the national average, earning $81,056 CAD per year.

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