Janković Surname

9,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Janković Surname User-submission:

Jankovic means 'son of Janko'. A Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from Janko. It is found in Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia and Montenegro.

Janković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia46,9711:15211
Bosnia and Herzegovina6,2511:56647
Montenegro2,7751:23022
Croatia2,7551:1,53568
Slovenia7891:3,153475
Kosovo7001:2,660435
North Macedonia1171:17,9612,539
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jankovic (6,454) & Jankovič (2,575) are calculated separately.

Janković Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jankovic means 'son of Janko'. A Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from Janko. It is found in Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia and Montenegro.

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This surname means 'son of Janko'.

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Janković Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janković is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Jankovic or Jankovič. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janković? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,371st most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 120,669 people. The surname Janković occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janković reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is borne by 46,971 people, or 1 in 152. In Serbia Janković is most common in: Belgrade, where 20 percent reside, Nišava District, where 7 percent reside and Braničevo District, where 7 percent reside. Besides Serbia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent reside and Montenegro, where 5 percent reside.

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