Jančar Surname
Approximately 1,370 people bear this surname
Jančar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1,063 | 1:2,340 | 266 |
| Czechia | 284 | 1:37,442 | 6,158 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Jancar (309), Jančár (290), Jančař (1) & Jančář (37) are calculated separately.
Jančar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jančar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jančar is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Jancar, Jančár, Jančař or Jančář. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jančar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 281,605th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,319,377 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jančar live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,063 people, or 1 in 2,340. In Slovenia Jančar is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 47 percent reside, Mura, where 16 percent reside and Drava, where 12 percent reside. Other than Slovenia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 21 percent reside and Croatia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jancar | 94 | 309 | / |
| Jančár | 94 | 290 | / |
| Jančař | 94 | 1 | / |
| Jančář | 89 | 37 | / |
| Janzar | 83 | 300 | / |
| Hančar | 83 | 122 | / |
| Jančarová | 80 | 285 | / |
| Janczar | 77 | 365 | / |
| Jancarz | 77 | 94 | / |
| Jancsar | 77 | 60 | / |
| Janchar | 77 | 34 | / |
| Janciar | 77 | 15 | / |
| Jandzar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janzair | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhanzar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jahanzar | 71 | 16 | / |
| Jasenčár | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yancar | 67 | 488 | / |
| Hanzar | 67 | 335 | / |
| Jančárová | 67 | 308 | / |
| Sanzar | 67 | 124 | / |
| Zanzar | 67 | 90 | / |
| Hančár | 67 | 70 | / |
| Hancar | 67 | 41 | / |
| Jancarova | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sončar | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iancar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jancarová | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yanzar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jančařová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jantschar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Janzor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hončar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zancar | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Jančar
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