Janša Surname
Approximately 457 people bear this surname
Janša Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 440 | 1:5,654 | 1,167 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Jansa (3,203), Jansà (24) & Jansá (2) are calculated separately.
Janša Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janša Come From? nationality or country of origin
Janša occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Jansa, Jansà or Jansá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Janša? popularity and diffusion
The last name Janša is the 658,434th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Janša live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 5,654. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 57 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 35 percent reside and Drava, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 2 percent reside and Croatia, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Janša
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