Jankes Surname

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

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Finland

Jankes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jankes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Finland161:343,54424,270
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Jankeš (36) are calculated separately.

Jankes (12) may also be a first name.

Jankes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jankes (Hindi: जनकेस) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Jankeš. For other potential spellings of Jankes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jankes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jankes is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Jankes are found; 24 percent are found in Northern Europe and 20 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 96 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Jankes exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Finland, where 14 percent reside.

Jankes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jankes has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jankes surname rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jankes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jankes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.77% more than the national average, earning R 479,484 per year and in United States they earn 34.37% more than the national average, earning $57,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jankeš9436/
Jankies92109/
Jankesh925/
Jahnkes921/
Jeankes920/
Jangkies866/
Cankes83116/
Yankes8385/
Jankis8337/
Sankes8335/
Jances835/
Jonkes833/
Jamkes832/
Jankys831/
Iankes830/
Jankesová805/
Jankisz7753/
Janches7725/
Sankesh7724/
Jonkies7717/
Sankies7716/
Jankist7712/
Sankhes777/
Jankish777/
Yankees776/
Jankkis774/
Yiankes774/
Jeinkes773/
Jonkees772/
Johnkes772/
Yankesh771/
Sankeus771/
Jankeez771/
Jonkets771/
Jaenkis771/
Ihankes771/
Janques771/
Jongkees71147/
Ijanques7115/
Jankoits712/
Jankisch712/
Joenckes711/
Jankuits711/
Yances67830/
Jancis6760/
Sankis6740/
Yankis6735/
Jonkis6728/
Sonkes6726/
Yonkes6717/
Yankys676/
Zankis675/
Zances671/
Cankis671/
Iankis671/

Jankes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jankes in the Hindi language
जनकेसjanakesa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jankes
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