Janči Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Janči Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janči Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2941:18,1512,739
Croatia1391:30,4226,246
Czechia741:143,69622,443

The alternate forms: Janci (695), Jančí (121), Janći (20) & Jançi (9) are calculated separately.

Janči Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janči is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Janci, Jančí, Janći or Jançi. Click here for further potential spellings of Janči.

How Common Is The Last Name Janči? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 609,992nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janči are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 18,151. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Žilina Region, where 39 percent reside, Nitra Region, where 22 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Slovakia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 27 percent reside and Czechia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janci93695/
Jančí93121/
Janći9320/
Jançi939/
Jančis91110/
Jančij916/
Janča801,165/
Janzi8095/
Janče8031/
Jantzi731,271/
Jancsi73224/
Jančys73131/
Janczi7323/
Janchi7314/
Janzai737/
Jancie736/
Ijanci735/
Jianzi734/
Jhanci733/
Jianci732/
Jantsi731/
Jeanci731/
Janzie731/
Janzei731/
Jančijová714/
Janchai67321/
Jiancai6771/
Jantzie6728/
Jantsai6719/
Jantshi6715/
Jianzhi6712/
Jandzhi6711/
Jančích677/
Jancier676/
Janchoi675/
Jianchi674/
Jančytė672/
Jhaanci672/
Jeancie671/
Jhanchi671/
Jauncih671/
Janczie671/
Jantsis671/
Jantšis671/
Jantsie671/
Jiancui671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Janči
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis