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

Janster is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Janster live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe. Janster is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 33 people.

The last name Janster is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany Janster is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 10 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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