Janžek Surname
Approximately 483 people bear this surname
Janžek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 355 | 1:11,912 | 2,246 |
| Slovenia | 126 | 1:19,743 | 4,461 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Janzek (25) are calculated separately.
Janžek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janžek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Janžek is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Janzek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janžek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Janžek is the 632,228th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,088,087 people. The surname Janžek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Janžek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 355 people, or 1 in 11,912. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 40 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 15 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 11 percent live. Other than Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 26 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janzek | 94 | 25 | / |
| Hanžek | 83 | 1,370 | / |
| Jancek | 83 | 338 | / |
| Jangek | 83 | 18 | / |
| Janjek | 83 | 10 | / |
| Jansek | 83 | 3 | / |
| Janšek | 83 | 2 | / |
| Janchek | 77 | 9 | / |
| Janjeck | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janseck | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janszek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janceak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janshek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janschek | 71 | 146 | / |
| Jaunchek | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jancik | 67 | 765 | / |
| Janzik | 67 | 327 | / |
| Jansik | 67 | 273 | / |
| Hanzek | 67 | 225 | / |
| Jancík | 67 | 119 | / |
| Hansek | 67 | 90 | / |
| Canzek | 67 | 52 | / |
| Hancek | 67 | 49 | / |
| Canjek | 67 | 40 | / |
| Janceková | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jansík | 67 | 32 | / |
| Janjik | 67 | 31 | / |
| Janzyk | 67 | 30 | / |
| Joncek | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jancekova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jancec | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jonsek | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jancyk | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jonzek | 67 | 20 | / |
| Janšik | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yancek | 67 | 18 | / |
| Janšík | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jangik | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yanzek | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iansek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yançek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hanżek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djandjeke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Janscheck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jamjek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zancek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yansek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Janžek
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