Jančec Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jančec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jančec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2111:20,0414,137
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Jancec (25) are calculated separately.

Jančec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jančec occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Jancec. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jančec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,118,459th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jančec are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 20,041. In Croatia Jančec is mostly found in: Međimurje County, where 63 percent live, Zagreb County, where 17 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 9 percent live. Not including Croatia Jančec occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 1 percent live and Slovenia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jancec9425/
Janček83596/
Jančích777/
Jancsecz7134/
Jančić673,518/
Jančík671,542/
Jančič671,145/
Jancik67765/
Jancic67349/
Jancek67338/
Jancić67216/
Jančik67143/
Jančys67131/
Jancík67119/
Jančis67110/
Janzic6745/
Janzek6725/
Yancec6724/
Jancyk6721/
Jančij676/
Jancyc671/
Hanček671/

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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 Jančec
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