Janović Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Janović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2191:32,6253,452
Montenegro1831:3,495714
Croatia791:53,52710,175
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Janovič (1,155) & Janovic (388) are calculated separately.

Janović Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janović is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Janovič or Janovic. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janović? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 628,294th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Janović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Serbia, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 32,625. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Zlatibor District, where 53 percent live, West Bačka District, where 25 percent live and Belgrade, where 12 percent live. Beside Serbia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Montenegro, where 38 percent live and Croatia, where 16 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Janović
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