Jankowitz Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

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

Jankowitz Surname Definition:

“Son of John” in Russian. Compare Johnson.

Jankowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4131:131,18115,348
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Austria251:340,61736,996
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Namibia51:481,88011,140
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Jankowitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of John” in Russian. Compare Johnson.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Jankowitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jankowitz is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jankowitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Jankowitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 489,550th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,764,470 people. The surname Jankowitz occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Jankowitz are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 131,181. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 41 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 19 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Jankowitz occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.

Jankowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jankowitz surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jankowitz earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 46.01% more than the national average, earning R 346,968 per year and in United States they earn 46.66% more than the national average, earning $63,283 USD per year.

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