Janček Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Janček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4891:10,9131,335
Czechia711:149,76723,219
Croatia361:117,46117,621

The alternate forms: Jancek (338) are calculated separately.

Janček Last Name Facts

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

Janček is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Jancek. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janček? popularity and diffusion

Janček is the 539,451st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,227,426 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janček reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 10,913. In Slovakia Janček is mostly found in: Žilina Region, where 35 percent live, Trenčín Region, where 34 percent live and Nitra Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Slovakia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 12 percent live and Croatia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jancek94338/
Jančík831,542/
Jančec83217/
Jančik83143/
Janzek8325/
Jancsek77322/
Janczek7743/
Jantsek7729/
Janchek779/
Jantšek771/
Janceak771/
Janccek770/
Janncsek711/
Jaunchek710/
Jancik67765/
Janzik67327/
Jantschek67164/
Jancík67119/
Jančiková6791/
Jaczek6760/
Janceková6736/
Janzyk6730/
Joncek6729/
Jancekova6728/
Jancec6725/
Jancyk6721/
Jonzek6720/
Yancek6718/
Yanzek679/
Yançek677/
Jančikova672/
Jánčik671/
Jančíkova671/
Jachynčík671/

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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 Janček
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