Janås Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Malta

Janås Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Norway91:571,36544,190
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malta11:430,2723,380

Janås Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janås is most common in Sweden. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janås? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Janås occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janås live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden Janås is most numerous in: Halland County, where 69 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found and Västmanland County, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Sweden it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 38 percent are found and Cyprus, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jans8916,129/
Janse8012,806/
Jahns807,668/
Jansz806,476/
Jeans803,885/
Jaans80526/
Janss80373/
Jaens80309/
Jhans80127/
Janns8098/
Jauns8079/
Jains8066/
Jansh8044/
Hanås8012/
Ijans808/
Jonås806/
Djans805/
Hjans805/
Jians804/
Jajns801/
Jansø801/
Jayns800/
Jansch73765/
Jansze73551/
Jansse73238/
Jahans73106/
Jasins7358/
Hannås7337/
Jaanse7330/
Jahnsz7317/
Djanse7311/
Jhanse739/
Jannæs735/
Jeanse733/
Jainsh733/
Jansce732/
Jainse732/
Jasens732/
Jacins731/
Jannse731/
Jhaans731/
Jaensh731/
Jianse731/
Jaunse731/
Djhans731/
Jjanse731/
Janshe731/
Hans6752,676/
Sans6715,037/
Janz6713,044/
Jaensch672,945/
Jons672,183/
Jansová671,515/
Jöns671,211/
Yans671,000/
Cans67631/
Jams67621/
Zans67401/
Gajhans67389/
Eans67351/
Jachens67293/
Jansche67110/
Janß6792/
Ians6743/
Jassens6731/
Jansova6727/
Jianshe6724/
Jóns6718/
Jannsch6717/
Jahansh675/
Jahnsch675/
Ijautns673/
Janx672/
Janś671/
Jeann's671/
D'Janse671/
Djansse671/
Jäns671/
Jascins671/
Janš671/
Jainsch671/
Jahan's671/
Jeansch671/
Jaunsch670/
Jachins670/

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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 Janås
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