Janů Surname
Approximately 1,789 people bear this surname
Janů Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,783 | 1:5,964 | 697 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Janu (6,762) & Janú (4) are calculated separately.
Janů Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janů Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Janů is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Janu or Janú. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Janů? popularity and diffusion
The surname Janů is the 226,821st most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,073,530 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janů are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Czechia, where it is held by 1,783 people, or 1 in 5,964. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Vysočina Region, where 24 percent live, South Bohemian Region, where 15 percent live and Prague, where 13 percent live. Other than Czechia Janů exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 0 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janu | 92 | 6,762 | / |
| Janú | 92 | 4 | / |
| Janůj | 89 | 23 | / |
| Janůš | 89 | 2 | / |
| Janůch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Janó | 75 | 541 | / |
| Janus | 67 | 20,887 | / |
| Jannu | 67 | 14,295 | / |
| Jianu | 67 | 9,471 | / |
| Jangu | 67 | 3,198 | / |
| Janoo | 67 | 953 | / |
| Januś | 67 | 604 | / |
| Jaanu | 67 | 437 | / |
| Jainu | 67 | 393 | / |
| Janau | 67 | 354 | / |
| Janut | 67 | 184 | / |
| Janoe | 67 | 137 | / |
| Janou | 67 | 97 | / |
| Jhanu | 67 | 70 | / |
| Jagnu | 67 | 69 | / |
| Jaynu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Jamnu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Janud | 67 | 35 | / |
| Januh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Januj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Janůjová | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ijanu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Janhu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jahnu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Janeu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Januz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Janui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jeanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Janup | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jaunu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Januy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jasnu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Januu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Januá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyanu | 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 Janů
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