Janßen Surname

20,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Janßen Surname User-submission:

The Janßen surname means 'son of Jan'. (ß is Symbolic For an 'S').

Janßen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany26,6351:3,023310
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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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Janßen Last Name Facts

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

Janßen is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janßen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,504th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 273,505 people. The surname Janßen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janßen reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 26,635 people, or 1 in 3,023. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 48 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside and Bremen, where 3 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jannßen9227/
Jansen83259,640/
Janzen8326,233/
Jancen83196/
Jangen8355/
Janßon837/
Janjen831/
Janssen77132,527/
Jahnsen771,563/
Jannsen771,037/
Janszen771,018/
Janhsen77916/
Janshen77438/
Janseng77112/
Jaansen7745/
Jaunsen7733/
Janseen7729/
Janjeen7720/
Jeansen7717/
Jansenn7716/
Jhansen7715/
Johnßen7712/
Jahngen7710/
Jjansen778/
Jansaen777/
Janchen776/
Janzeen774/
Janjeng774/
Jiansen773/
Janngen773/
Janzzen772/
Janåsen772/
Jhancen772/
Jainsen771/
Jansjen771/
Jantjen771/
Janzenn771/
Janzenq771/
Janzsen771/
Jiangen771/
Jantgen771/
Janscen771/
Jansent770/
Jansn7358/
Jianchen71416/
Jianceng7151/
Jahnssen7141/
Jianzhen7122/
Jannssen7111/
Jansenne715/
Jianseng715/
Janssenn713/
Jianzeng713/
Jasnssen712/
Jahansen712/
Jansienė712/
Janssesn712/
Jamngeng711/
Jancenne711/
Jansheen711/
Jhanssen711/
Janson6718,531/
Jongen673,519/
Yansen672,030/
Jansan671,368/
Janzon67754/
Jonsen67698/
Iansen67584/
Jangin67421/
Jancan67359/
Yangen67317/
Jansem67205/
Jansén67172/
Janjan67171/
Yancen67163/
Janjin67146/
Ianzen67140/
Janzén67115/
Jamsen6774/
Iangen6764/
Jancon6757/
Jancin6753/
Jansyn6751/
Jansin6742/
Janjon6736/
Jiancheng6735/
Yanzen6734/
Jonzen6730/
Janzem6714/
Janzan6713/
Jangem6713/
Iancen679/
Janjem678/
Jansenová676/
Jonßon676/
Jansön676/
Jaansheen675/
Jamzen674/
Janzin673/
Jancem673/
Janžin673/
Jançon672/
Jannssenn671/
Janzän671/
Janshn671/
Yanjen671/
Janxin671/
Jonxen671/
Jonjen671/
Jeancn670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Janßen
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