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
Jančar is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may occur as: Jancar, Jančár, Jančař or Jančář. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jančar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 281,605th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,319,377 people. The surname Jančar occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jančar live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Jančar is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 1,063 people, or 1 in 2,340. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 47 percent live, Mura, where 16 percent live and Drava, where 12 percent live. Excluding Slovenia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 21 percent live and Croatia, where 1 percent live.
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
- 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 Jančar
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