Jansen Surname
Approximately 259,640 people bear this surname
Jansen Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) Jan’s or Johan’s Son = Johnson, q.v. in Dict. [Danish- Norw. sön, son]
Read More About This SurnameJansen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 83,120 | 1:203 | 2 |
| Germany | 62,427 | 1:1,290 | 93 |
| South Africa | 43,478 | 1:1,246 | 132 |
| United States | 22,986 | 1:15,769 | 2,007 |
| Belgium | 6,860 | 1:1,676 | 96 |
| Mozambique | 5,562 | 1:4,901 | 1,104 |
| Curaçao | 5,069 | 1:31 | 4 |
| Australia | 4,708 | 1:5,734 | 836 |
| Canada | 3,862 | 1:9,541 | 1,432 |
| Norway | 3,365 | 1:1,528 | 125 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,120 | 1:9,815 | 1,429 |
| Brazil | 1,992 | 1:107,467 | 4,050 |
| Denmark | 1,673 | 1:3,374 | 288 |
| Namibia | 1,494 | 1:1,613 | 220 |
| England | 1,360 | 1:40,969 | 5,267 |
| France | 1,276 | 1:52,055 | 6,847 |
| Thailand | 911 | 1:77,539 | 10,340 |
| Indonesia | 897 | 1:147,435 | 14,508 |
| New Zealand | 887 | 1:5,105 | 824 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Switzerland | 468 | 1:17,549 | 2,885 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Spain | 427 | 1:109,490 | 8,720 |
| Aruba | 402 | 1:257 | 31 |
| Dominican Republic | 347 | 1:30,066 | 1,787 |
| Botswana | 331 | 1:6,607 | 1,113 |
| Sweden | 207 | 1:47,569 | 3,705 |
| Venezuela | 174 | 1:173,587 | 5,053 |
| Argentina | 164 | 1:260,631 | 21,036 |
| Austria | 161 | 1:52,891 | 8,326 |
| Estonia | 150 | 1:8,812 | 1,206 |
| Finland | 125 | 1:43,974 | 5,453 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Scotland | 100 | 1:53,538 | 4,539 |
| Malaysia | 83 | 1:355,352 | 18,862 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| Italy | 76 | 1:804,693 | 63,729 |
| Philippines | 69 | 1:1,467,221 | 103,651 |
| Colombia | 61 | 1:783,182 | 8,365 |
| Ireland | 56 | 1:84,088 | 4,852 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Guyana | 50 | 1:15,244 | 2,051 |
| Greenland | 46 | 1:1,226 | 181 |
| Poland | 44 | 1:863,835 | 66,160 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Luxembourg | 33 | 1:17,592 | 3,875 |
| China | 32 | 1:42,728,799 | 2,300 |
| Greece | 30 | 1:369,326 | 50,921 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 17 | 1:538,957 | 23,493 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Iceland | 15 | 1:25,339 | 1,935 |
| Liechtenstein | 15 | 1:2,559 | 275 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 113 | 1:215,711 | 16,668 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,481 | 1:20,241 | 2,557 |
The alternate forms: Jansén (172) are calculated separately.
Jansen (11,803) may also be a first name.
Jansen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) Jan’s or Johan’s Son = Johnson, q.v. in Dict. [Danish- Norw. sön, son]
Dutch, Scandinavian and Low German version of Johnson.
(Dutch, Dan, Non, Swedish) The son of Jan, Dutch and Scandinavian form of John (gracious gift of Jehovah).
And Jansz (Dutch/Flemish), Jans zoon, John's son.
User-submitted Reference
Derived from Jen, Jan, and Jon, meaning 'Jehovah has favored'. Originated in Schleswig, Germany and spread around the surrounding area.
- eljanzenDerived from "Jan sein Sohn" meaning "the son of Jan" = "Jans son"
- onnojanssenJansen Demographics
Average Male Jansen Height
177.58 cm
Average Female Jansen Height
163.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jansen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jansen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jansen (Arabic: يانسن, Hindi: जानसेन, Oriya: ଜନେସନ) is found most in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant: Jansén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jansen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jansen is the 2,105th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,068 people. Jansen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Jansen live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 54,824th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 11,803 people.
The last name Jansen is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 83,120 people, or 1 in 203. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 24 percent live, North Brabant, where 17 percent live and South Holland, where 16 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it exists in 149 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Jansen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jansen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jansen last name increased 926 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 933 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jansen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Jansen surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Jansen last name are 16.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.02% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jansen earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning €27,186 per year; in Norway they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning 350,875 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning R 234,372 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning $24,098,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $46,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,608 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jansen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jansen in the Hindi language | ||
| जानसेन | janasena | - |
| Jansen in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜନେସନ | janesana | 66.67 |
| ଜନ୍େସନ୍ | janesan | 33.33 |
| Jansen in the Arabic language | ||
| يانسن | yansn | - |
| جانسين | jansyn | - |
| جانسن | jansn | - |
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