Janßen Surname
Approximately 26,645 people bear this surname
Janßen Surname User-submission:
The Janßen surname means 'son of Jan'. (ß is Symbolic For an 'S').
Janßen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 26,635 | 1:3,023 | 310 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Janßen (10) may also be a first name.
Janßen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Janßen surname means 'son of Jan'. (ß is Symbolic For an 'S').
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Where Does The Last Name Janßen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Janßen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Janßen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janßen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Janßen is the 20,504th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 273,505 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Janßen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 26,635 people, or 1 in 3,023. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 48 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent are found and Bremen, where 3 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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