Jañas Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Jañas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jañas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile321:550,51513,718
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Janas (13,928), Janás (326), Janaś (276) & Janáš (7) are calculated separately.

Jañas Last Name Facts

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

Jañas is more commonly found in Chile than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Janas, Janás, Janaś or Janáš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jañas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jañas is the 2,661,929th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Jañas occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Jañas are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Jañas is most prevalent in Chile, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 550,515. In Chile Jañas is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 75 percent are found, Valparaíso Region, where 19 percent are found and O'Higgins Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Chile this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janas9313,928/
Janás87326/
Janaś87276/
Sañas80119/
Joñas8019/
Jañaz8015/
Janáš807/
Zañas804/
Jaunas73251/
Jagnas73111/
Djanas7398/
Jamnas7389/
Jannas7367/
Saiñas7354/
Janase7353/
Janash7343/
Caiñas7332/
Jainas7322/
Jõeaas738/
Janias736/
Cañias736/
Janaus735/
Janass735/
Janeas733/
Janais733/
Janaas733/
Jonaas733/
Jasnas732/
Jamhas732/
Jhanas731/
Janats731/
Saíñas731/
Chañas731/
Caíñas731/
Cañass731/
Jaynas731/
Janast731/
Janjas731/
Jannasz67189/
Jaunais67117/
Jamjais6771/
Janėnas6737/
Jeannas6726/
Janasse6710/
Janauys675/
Jainash675/
Joniaas674/
Janaash673/
Jamnash672/
Janashe672/
Djanass672/
Janause672/
Jahnass672/
Jainase671/
Janiats671/
Jaanase671/
Janauss671/
Jannais671/
Jannash671/
Janahst671/
Janayse671/
Janjash671/
Jagnays670/
Jeanias670/
Janaush670/

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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 Jañas
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