Janáček Surname
Approximately 1,278 people bear this surname
Janáček Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,095 | 1:9,711 | 1,286 |
| Slovakia | 181 | 1:29,483 | 5,124 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Janaček (66), Janacek (837) & Janaćek (1) are calculated separately.
Janáček Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janáček Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Janáček is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Janaček, Janacek or Janaćek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janáček? popularity and diffusion
The surname Janáček is the 298,032nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,702,305 people. Janáček occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janáček reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
Janáček is most common in Czechia, where it is held by 1,095 people, or 1 in 9,711. In Czechia Janáček is primarily concentrated in: Vysočina Region, where 18 percent reside, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 11 percent reside and South Moravian Region, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Czechia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 14 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janaček | 95 | 66 | / |
| Janacek | 90 | 837 | / |
| Janaćek | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hanáček | 86 | 839 | / |
| Janásek | 86 | 153 | / |
| Jonáček | 86 | 26 | / |
| Janáčik | 86 | 18 | / |
| Janáčík | 86 | 2 | / |
| Janáčeková | 82 | 3 | / |
| Janászek | 80 | 30 | / |
| Janáčkova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Janosek | 71 | 459 | / |
| Hamáček | 71 | 422 | / |
| Janošek | 71 | 391 | / |
| Janasek | 71 | 374 | / |
| Hanaček | 71 | 50 | / |
| Jonášek | 71 | 43 | / |
| Hanáčik | 71 | 37 | / |
| Janáčiková | 71 | 19 | / |
| Janačík | 71 | 17 | / |
| Hanáčík | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jonásek | 71 | 11 | / |
| Janačeková | 71 | 4 | / |
| Janáčíková | 71 | 2 | / |
| Janočik | 71 | 2 | / |
| Janočík | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janačik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janocek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janoušek | 67 | 3,966 | / |
| Janousek | 67 | 1,840 | / |
| Janaszek | 67 | 1,679 | / |
| Janoszek | 67 | 913 | / |
| Janaczek | 67 | 280 | / |
| Janoščík | 67 | 91 | / |
| Janatzek | 67 | 40 | / |
| Janassek | 67 | 20 | / |
| Janoczek | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hanácsek | 67 | 14 | / |
| Janászik | 67 | 10 | / |
| Janachek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Janascek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jasnosek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janausek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janoysek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janashek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janacsek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Januosek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janasekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janoščik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janoshek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Janaucek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Janáček
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