Jantjies Surname

21,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jantjies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jantjies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa24,5541:2,206279
Namibia7671:3,141529
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
England291:1,921,31276,208
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Swaziland41:324,550996
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Jantjies (20) may also be a first name.

Jantjies Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jantjies is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jantjies? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,422nd most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 286,449 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jantjies are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread given name in the world, held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 24,554 people, or 1 in 2,206. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 3 percent are found and Kuwait, where 0 percent are found.

Jantjies Last Name Statistics demography

Jantjies earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.78% less than the national average, earning R 128,856 per year.

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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 Jantjies
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