January Surname

13,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

January Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Genoa'; compare Lombard. The Genoese traded much with England, both in silks and spices.' The Janneys comyne in sondre wyses, Into this londe wyth dyverse merchaundysses': Libel on English Policy.

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January Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania14,6951:3,603498
South Africa8,4961:6,377814
Malawi6,0121:2,847349
Egypt3,8131:24,1112,718
United States3,2101:112,91612,229
Zimbabwe1,3301:11,6081,506
Uganda9471:41,2245,219
Nigeria3871:457,73323,307
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Namibia1511:15,9562,890
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
England1351:412,72628,150
Kenya841:549,76126,736
Malaysia751:393,25620,576
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Wales121:257,87814,969
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Guyana101:76,2225,818
India101:76,706,538639,611
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China51:273,464,31313,838
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Guam11:160,1214,893
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Anguilla11:13,436792
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:96,7609,842

January (29,851) may also be a first name.

January Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Genoa'; compare Lombard. The Genoese traded much with England, both in silks and spices.' The Janneys comyne in sondre wyses, Into this londe wyth dyverse merchaundysses': Libel on English Policy.

January is a curious imitative corruption.

Benedict de Janua. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

William de Janua, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1670. Buried — Jeremiah Jenowaye: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1715. Baptised — Sarah, a. Richard Jannaway: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1717. — Thomas, son of Thomas Janeway: St. Antholin (London).

Another curious imitative corruption is found in a London register.

1787. Married — John Nibbs and Sarah Johnaway: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Not from the month, but an anglicized form of the Latin personal name Januarius.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

January Last Name Facts

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

The surname January (Oriya: ଜାନୁଆରୀ) is most common in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of January.

How Common Is The Last Name January? popularity and diffusion

The surname January is the 13,979th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 182,691 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of January are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. January is also the 27,998th most common first name globally. It is borne by 29,851 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 14,695 people, or 1 in 3,603. In Tanzania January is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 11 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 11 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Malawi, where 15 percent are found.

January Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of January has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the January last name rose 618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

January Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the January last name are 9.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount January earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 25.9% less than the national average, earning R 176,100 per year and in United States they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning $36,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

January Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
January in the Oriya language
ଜାନୁଆରୀjanu'ari-

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