Janowski Surname

24,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Janowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of Jan (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Janowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland16,0411:2,369216
United States3,0421:119,15212,771
Germany1,6791:47,9486,279
Israel7151:11,9691,834
France3201:207,57132,261
England1551:359,47125,733
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Norway171:302,48730,120
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Janowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of Jan (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Janowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janowski (Arabic: جانوسكي) is found most in Poland. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janowski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,127th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 325,018 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Janowski reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Janowski is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 16,041 people, or 1 in 2,369. Besides Poland Janowski occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Janowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Janowski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Janowski surname grew 23,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Janowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Janowski are 5.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Janowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.88% less than the national average, earning 270,354 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $59,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jasnowski941,108/
Jangowski946/
Janhowski941/
Jannowski941/
Jeanowski940/
Janowsky88667/
Janowska88321/
Janovski88236/
Sanowski88157/
Zanowski88121/
Yanowski88118/
Janofski8873/
Ianowski8864/
Jonowski8864/
Janewski8863/
Janowská8811/
Janobski883/
Żanowski882/
Janawski881/
Janowský881/
Janovszki82151/
Janovskis82116/
Jannowsky8234/
Janowszky8232/
Yasnowski8224/
Zajnowski8224/
Sojnowski8211/
Janovskij825/
Zangowski825/
Zsanowski822/
Janowschi822/
Janovskiy821/
Cajnowski821/
Janovskii821/
Janowskey821/
Gianowski821/
Zeanowski821/
Zahnowski821/
Yanuowski821/
Johnowski820/
Janovskaia7814/
Chzanowski786/
Janowskaja783/
Hrzanowski781/
Janovská751,656/
Janovský751,643/
Janovsky751,259/
Janofsky75390/
Janovska75324/
Yanovski75201/
Jonovski75149/
Ianovski75123/
Yanowsky75118/
Sonowski7523/
Yanofski7519/
Janawsky7516/
Zanovski759/
Janofske758/
Sanowsky757/
Zonowski754/
Janefski753/
Ianowsky753/
Canovski752/
Sanawski751/
Jonowsky751/
Eonowski751/
Zanowska751/
Zanowske751/
Janavski751/
Jągowski751/
Sanofski750/
Shrzanowski741/
Yanovskyi712,250/
Yanovskiy71176/
Janovszky71106/
Yanovskii7150/
Sainovski7143/
Sanovskyi7134/
Ianovskyi7118/
Jánovszki7118/
Jánowszky7118/
Zotnowski7117/
Yasnowsky7113/
Džanovski7113/
Zanovskyi7113/
Jounovski7110/
Zanovskiy718/
Ďjanovský717/
Janovschi715/
Janofskey714/
Sahnovski713/
Yanovskis712/
Rzanovski711/
Janaswsky711/
Ianovskiy711/
Yasnovski711/
Ianhowsky711/
Jannovska711/
Zanovskis711/
Yanowskyy711/
Coinowski711/
Jonouvski711/
Johnofski710/
Schrzanowski701/
Janovskaja6756/
Yasnovskyi6732/
Drzonowski6725/
Ianovskaia6717/
Dzhanovski6712/
Zhanovskyi675/
Yanowskaya673/
Sahanovski672/
Sainovskyi672/
Sahnovskyi671/
Džangovski671/
Drzanowska671/

Janowski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Janowski in the Arabic language
جانوسكيjanwsky-

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