Janster Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Janster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Janster (33) may also be a first name.

Janster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janster occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Janster occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Janster are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name on earth, held by 33 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany Janster is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 10 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamster8611/
Hanster8611/
Sanster865/
Canster863/
Jhonster807/
Chanster803/
Johnster802/
Seanster802/
Hansterd801/
Jansta77265/
Sanste776/
Jahnstedt7533/
Johnsæter758/
Johnsther751/
Hamster71335/
Honster7111/
Yamster719/
Conster716/
Sonster712/
Zanstee711/
Zanstre711/
Janszta711/
Hanstre711/
Jamshte711/
Canzter711/
Sanstey711/
Jhannsdttir6729/
Hamstere673/
Jonstedt671/
Honsther671/
Seinster671/
Jasinsty671/
Chamster671/
Heamster670/
Heinster670/

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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 Janster
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