Januša Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Januša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Januša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546

The alternate forms: Janusa (151) & Jañusa (1) are calculated separately.

Januša (48) may also be a first name.

Januša Last Name Facts

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

The surname Januša is found most in Lithuania. It may also appear as a variant: Janusa or Jañusa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Januša? popularity and diffusion

The surname Januša is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Januša are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 48 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 758,647. In Lithuania Januša is mostly concentrated in: Marijampolė County, where 50 percent reside, Alytus County, where 25 percent reside and Kaunas County, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Lithuania it is found in one country. It is also common in Latvia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janusa94151/
Jañusa891/
Januza8322/
Janušaitė803/
Jonušas771,824/
Januzaj77729/
Janušić77671/
Janusas77136/
Janušis7795/
Janušič7719/
Janusha774/
Januzai773/
Janucha771/
Jannusa771/
Janushaj7166/
Januszas7111/
Jeanusha712/
Janušytė711/
Janousay711/
Jannusat711/
Yanusa678,844/
Januzi672,213/
Jonušaitė67171/
Jonusa67142/
Januse6782/
Janošo6765/
Janosa6764/
Janusi6737/
Januci6725/
Januze6718/
Yanuza6712/
Januschas675/
Januzo673/
Jeeanusha671/
Janucheau671/
Jainushah671/
Jonuza671/
Januçi671/

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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 Januša
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