Where Does The Last Name Jañez Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Jañez (Arabic: يانز) is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Janez, Jáñez or Janež. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jañez? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Jañez is the 311,791^st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,037,735 people. Jañez is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Jañez live; 86 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Spain, where it is carried by 1,037 people, or 1 in 45,084. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Castile and León, where 58 percent reside, Madrid, where 14 percent reside and Basque Country, where 6 percent reside. Besides Spain it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Jañez Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Jañez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jañez surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.