Janten Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Janten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4941:267,71124,209
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Jantén (12) are calculated separately.

Janten (288) may also be a first name.

Janten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janten occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Jantén. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 580,291st most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. Janten is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Janten are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Janten is also the 520,883rd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 288 people.

The last name Janten is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 494 people, or 1 in 267,711. In Indonesia Janten is most common in: Bali, where 82 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 5 percent are found and West Nusa Tenggara, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Janten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Janten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Janten surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jantén9412/
Janteng92113/
Jantaen929/
Jainten927/
Jantien924/
Jantuen922/
Djanten922/
Janthen921/
Jantn911/
Djanteng8661/
Janthaen8613/
Jianteng862/
Janthien862/
Santen832,007/
Yanten831,734/
Hanten83818/
Zanten83516/
Jantin83243/
Canten83178/
Jantem83120/
Janthn833/
Jantng832/
Jamten831/
Ianten831/
Jonten831/
Janting772,508/
Canteen77329/
Sainten77282/
Sandten77187/
Jeantin77132/
Santien7717/
Jantina7713/
Chanten7710/
Yanteng7710/
Santenn779/
Djantin777/
Jaintin775/
Hanteng774/
Janthin774/
Hanthen772/
Jantion771/
Yanthen771/
Scanten771/
Saanten771/
Johnten771/
Juinten771/
Candten771/
Jantemd771/
Caunten770/
Hainten770/
Yantien770/
Cantn73154/
Santn732/
Jianting7116/
Chanteng7111/
Chantien719/
Chantaen715/
Khahnten714/
Chanteen712/
Jauntina712/
Jaunting711/
Yanteeng711/
Djonteng711/
Scantten710/
Santin6723,332/
Cantin6715,588/
Yönten67807/
Yonten67377/
Sonten67200/
Yantin67188/
Hantin67114/
Santín67111/
Jantim6756/
Conten6745/
Chanthaen6744/
Jontin6743/
Chanthien6720/
Santén6719/
Cantín6716/
Zantin6714/
Yantem6710/
Jacentink6710/
Jontén679/
Yantén673/
Yantèn672/
Jonthn672/
Saintn671/
Santyn671/
Santìn671/
Jamtem671/
Khantn671/
Johntn671/
Yanthn671/
Honten671/
Hamten671/
Zantem671/

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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 Janten
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