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 surname Janů occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Janu or Janú. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janů? popularity and diffusion
The surname Janů is the 226,821st most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,073,530 people. The last name Janů occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janů reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Janů is most common in Czechia, where it is borne by 1,783 people, or 1 in 5,964. In Czechia Janů is mostly found in: Vysočina Region, where 24 percent live, South Bohemian Region, where 15 percent live and Prague, where 13 percent live. Other than Czechia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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