Janys Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Janys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 80 | 1:475,109 | 47,696 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Janyš (27) & Jányš (21) are calculated separately.
Janys (521) may also be a first name.
Janys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janys Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Janys is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Janyš or Jányš. For other possible spellings of Janys click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janys? popularity and diffusion
Janys is the 1,581,912th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Janys reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Janys is also the 369,942nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 521 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 475,109. Outside of Poland this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 11 percent live.
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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 Janys
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