Janssens Surname

11,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Janssens Surname User-submission:

Janssens means 'son of Jan'. Jan is Dutch for John.

Janssens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium37,5771:3062
Netherlands4,5621:3,702336
France2,0611:32,2283,924
United States8611:420,97436,479
Canada6161:59,8147,051
Australia3781:71,4178,443
South Africa2441:222,04023,223
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Germany1731:465,34940,819
England1251:445,74429,621
Luxembourg1201:4,838683
Thailand1201:588,653100,315
Spain1181:396,20421,717
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Ireland481:98,1035,309
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Wales231:134,5459,804
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Austria181:473,08046,251
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Monaco91:4,118434
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway81:642,78647,258
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Denmark61:940,78647,603
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Janssens (227) may also be a first name.

Janssens Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Janssens means 'son of Jan'. Jan is Dutch for John.

- aronwouters

Janssens Last Name Facts

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

Janssens is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janssens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,804th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 153,138 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Janssens reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 596,468th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 227 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 37,577 people, or 1 in 306. In Belgium Janssens is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent live, Walloon Region, where 11 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Belgium it exists in 80 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Janssens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Janssens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Janssens last name rose 14,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,042 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Janssens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Janssens last name are 1.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.1% registered with the party.

The amount Janssens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning 317,058 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 102.64% more than the national average, earning R 481,548 per year; in United States they earn 24.02% more than the national average, earning $53,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $49,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeanssens9411/
Jannssens943/
Janssense942/
Jansssens942/
Jansens931,609/
Hanssens883,652/
Yanssens8884/
Jamssens8822/
Janhsens8818/
Jannsens887/
Ianssens886/
Sanssens884/
Janssins884/
Jansenns882/
Jansscns881/
Hansens80254/
Yansens8042/
Sansens8037/
Janßens8029/
Jansins806/
Janzens804/
Jancens801/
Yiansens7583/
Jaunzens7512/
Hanszens758/
Yansense754/
Johnsens753/
Hannsens752/
Jantgens751/
Janchens751/
Conssens751/
Hamssens751/
Heynssens71217/
Jongens67388/
Hanzens6742/
Consens6737/
Yancens6719/
Jangins674/
Janjöns672/
Iancens671/
Hansenz671/
Jancins671/
Sansins671/

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