Jankus Surname

289,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Jankus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jankus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania8191:3,705568
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Hungary1031:95,3049,307
Germany961:838,59960,830
Slovakia431:124,10322,986
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Norway141:367,30634,015
England111:5,065,278148,650
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Jankuš (9) & Jankuś (1) are calculated separately.

Jankus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jankus is carried by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Jankuš or Jankuś. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jankus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 289,091st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,495,887 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Jankus live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 819 people, or 1 in 3,705. In Lithuania it is primarily concentrated in: Šiauliai County, where 32 percent live, Kaunas County, where 23 percent live and Telšiai County, where 23 percent live. Excluding Lithuania this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Hungary, where 8 percent live.

Jankus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jankus last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jankus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $48,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $60,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jankuš949/
Jankuś941/
Jankuse9213/
Jankaus922/
Jankuss921/
Jankusz921/
Janku911,208/
Jankuits861/
Hankus832,012/
Sankus831,273/
Jonkus83577/
Yankus83360/
Cankus83253/
Jankuj83119/
Jangku8384/
Jankuc8376/
Jankos8341/
Jancus8330/
Iankus8328/
Jankou8310/
Jhanku837/
Jankui835/
Djanku834/
Jankhu831/
Jannku831/
Jankeu831/
Jankusová8035/
Jankusova806/
Djankou77482/
Djankui77278/
Jankosz77127/
Jangkup77126/
Djankeu7772/
Yankush7733/
Hankusz7730/
Yankous7729/
Yankaus7712/
Jangkau7712/
Jankutt777/
Iankous776/
Jangkui776/
Jankutė775/
Djangku773/
Hankous773/
Jiankui773/
Jankuha773/
Jonkuss772/
Jankuth771/
Jhankut771/
Jainkut771/
Djankuy771/
Jancuss771/
Jankeuh771/
Jonkuse771/
Sankeus771/
Jankhut771/
Jankosh771/
Jiankou771/
Sanku737,259/
Janků733,431/
Jankó731,829/
Yanku73504/
Canku73107/
Jancu7361/
Zanku7337/
Ianku731/
Jankú731/
Jiangkou7114/
Khankous714/
Yanckous714/
Hankhaus712/
Jiangkos711/
Jeanceus711/
Hankouss711/
Giankous711/
Jankhuha711/
Hankhous710/
Zankou671,752/
Sankau67604/
Yankeu67587/
Yankou67420/
Sangku67266/
Sankhu67125/
Yonkus67114/
Jankůj67110/
Honkus67106/
Jankoś67104/
Yankos6766/
Sankeu6766/
Conkus6761/
Sankui6753/
Jankoo6741/
Yangku6739/
Jankujová6738/
Yaneku6734/
Jancou6728/
Zamkus6726/
Jancusova6719/
Hankuş6717/
Yankuu6712/
Cangku6711/
Jongku6711/
Sankuh6710/
Yankhu679/
Joncus679/
Hankhouse679/
Jankušová679/
Yankup677/
Saanku676/
Sonkus675/
Sancus674/
Jancos674/
Iancus674/
Zankeu674/
Hankuz674/
Dzhankush673/
Jankoe673/
Sainku673/
Yankui673/
Jancusová673/
Ionkus672/
Sankku672/
Hancus672/
Iankhu672/
Iankos672/
Cankhu672/
Gianku672/
Hankuś672/
Jonkeu672/
Sankuy671/
Sannku671/
Cahnku671/
Jamkut671/
Iamkus671/
Yancus671/
Jamkui671/
Zankos671/
Jankujova671/
Jankušova671/
Jancuš671/
Jonkou671/
Cancus671/
Cannku671/
Ajonku671/
Saunku671/

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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 Jankus
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