Janás Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Janás Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janás Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2201:48,3348,083
Hungary741:132,65212,253
Slovakia321:166,76429,092

The alternate forms: Janas (13,928), Janáš (7), Janaś (276) & Jañas (53) are calculated separately.

Janás Last Name Facts

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

Janás is found most in Czechia. It may be found in the variant forms: Janas, Janáš, Janaś or Jañas. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janás? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janás live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Czechia, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 48,334. In Czechia it is primarily found in: South Moravian Region, where 48 percent are found, Zlín Region, where 15 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 23 percent are found and Slovakia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janas9313,928/
Janáš937/
Janá895/
Janaś87276/
Jañas8753/
Jónás806,965/
Janos802,471/
Janáč80587/
Jasná80138/
Jonás80109/
Janát8041/
Jamná8040/
Canás802/
Jamás802/
Djaná801/
Janásová77195/
Janosz732,018/
Janasz731,114/
Jasnos73754/
Jangas73638/
Jaunas73251/
Janous73170/
Jagnas73111/
Janose7399/
Janots7399/
Djanas7398/
Jaynos7394/
Jamnas7389/
Hanász7368/
Jannas7367/
Jianas7354/
Janase7353/
Janash7343/
Janeus7340/
Janoss7329/
Janoos7324/
Janois7323/
Jainas7322/
Jeanos7317/
Jahnas7317/
Janósz7317/
Jónász7317/
Jainos7314/
Janosh7313/
Jianos7312/
Jannos7312/
Janeis738/
Janaus735/
Jangos735/
Janass735/
Janaas733/
Janeas733/
Janais733/
Jasnas732/
Janeys731/
Jhanas731/
Chanás731/
Janats731/
Jaenas731/
Jagnos731/
Janahs731/
Janosc731/
Janoys731/
Jaynas731/
Tjanos731/
Janast731/
Jana67780,026/
Jano6710,045/
Janosch67818/
Janó67541/
Janoush67242/
Jannasz67189/
Jaunais67117/
Janėnas6737/
Janasch6729/
Jeannas6726/
Ijagnas6719/
Jeaneus6715/
Jannots6712/
Jonásch6712/
Janóová6710/
Jahanas6710/
Janasse6710/
Jainash675/
Janauys675/
Jiannas674/
Jannous674/
Janaash673/
Jamnash672/
Janashe672/
Jáná672/
Jahnass672/
Janause672/
Djanass672/
Jainase671/
Janoise671/
Janoosh671/
Janausc671/
Jeanous671/
Jaanase671/
Ajjanas671/
Janô671/
Jeannos671/
Janà671/
Jannais671/
Janoscz671/
Janauss671/
Jaungas671/
Joná671/
Jónásch671/
Hajnász671/
Aijanas671/
Jannash671/
Ianá671/
Janahst671/
Janayse671/
Janaush670/
Jagnays670/

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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 Janás
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