Janow Surname
Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname
Janow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 588 | 1:22,878 | 1,280 |
| United States | 554 | 1:654,258 | 52,414 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Janów (112) are calculated separately.
Janow (171) may also be a first name.
Janow Demographics
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Janow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Janow occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Janów. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Janow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 302,457th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,806,809 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Janow live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Janow is also the 698,971st most frequently used given name in the world, held by 171 people.
Janow is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is held by 588 people, or 1 in 22,878. Apart from Somalia this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.
Janow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Janow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,262 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Janow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Janow surname are 39.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.02% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Janow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning $42,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,683 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janów | 93 | 112 | / |
| Jagnow | 91 | 780 | / |
| Jasnow | 91 | 55 | / |
| Janowa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Jannow | 91 | 2 | / |
| Janows | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jangnow | 83 | 9 | / |
| Jiangow | 83 | 7 | / |
| Jagnoow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sanow | 80 | 703 | / |
| Janov | 80 | 605 | / |
| Yanow | 80 | 306 | / |
| Zanow | 80 | 214 | / |
| Janof | 80 | 63 | / |
| Janob | 80 | 19 | / |
| Janaw | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jonow | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zahnow | 73 | 855 | / |
| Janoff | 73 | 512 | / |
| Janova | 73 | 503 | / |
| Sahnow | 73 | 266 | / |
| Janoub | 73 | 197 | / |
| Jeinow | 73 | 36 | / |
| Djanov | 73 | 25 | / |
| Jasnov | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sannow | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yanowa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jainaw | 73 | 11 | / |
| Janovs | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yagnow | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jaynob | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jagnov | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jannov | 73 | 7 | / |
| Janawe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zannow | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jaunov | 73 | 4 | / |
| Janoob | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jahnov | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cannow | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caanow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yangow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zamnow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zanowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jasnaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaanof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djanaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jagnof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaunuw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanows | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seanow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanoow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jognow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanoow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zagnow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cahnow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Joenow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Janhof | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jannoff | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jasnoff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jahanov | 67 | 7 | / |
| Janhoff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djanawe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ojonowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ioannow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayjanov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Janhoub | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sahanow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayonowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jannhov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aijanov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jangova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djainov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janhouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jannova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jianova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jatnovs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiangow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzianow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janhoof | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Janow
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