Jañez Surname
Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname
Jañez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1,037 | 1:45,084 | 4,275 |
| Argentina | 160 | 1:267,146 | 21,500 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Janez (544), Jáñez (27) & Janež (412) are calculated separately.
Jañez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jañez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jañez (Arabic: يانز) is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Janez, Jáñez or Janež. For other potential spellings of Jañez click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jañez? popularity and diffusion
It is the 311,791st most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,037,735 people. The surname Jañez occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Jañez live; 86 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The last name Jañez is most frequent in Spain, where it is carried by 1,037 people, or 1 in 45,084. In Spain it is most frequent in: Castile and León, where 58 percent live, Madrid, where 14 percent live and Basque Country, where 6 percent live. Barring Spain it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Jañez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jañez has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janez | 93 | 544 | / |
| Jáñez | 93 | 27 | / |
| Janež | 87 | 412 | / |
| Jaenz | 80 | 562 | / |
| Jañaz | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zañez | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jañes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Juñez | 80 | 3 | / |
| Juanez | 73 | 1,466 | / |
| Jañozo | 73 | 124 | / |
| Jannez | 73 | 108 | / |
| Jaunez | 73 | 51 | / |
| Joanez | 73 | 24 | / |
| Janezi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Jaehnz | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jaynez | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jainez | 73 | 3 | / |
| Janiez | 73 | 2 | / |
| Janeze | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jhanez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janhez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jañoza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janezy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyanez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaenez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janeez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janz | 67 | 13,044 | / |
| Juaneza | 67 | 1,680 | / |
| Jenz | 67 | 466 | / |
| Jeannez | 67 | 64 | / |
| Joannez | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jauneza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jnez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeneaez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jianeze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juaneze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janezyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janeus | 55 | 40 | / |
| Jeaneus | 50 | 15 | / |
| Janeuse | 50 | 1 | / |
Jañez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jañez in the Arabic language | ||
| يانز | yanz | - |
| يانيز | yanyz | - |
| جينيز | jynyz | - |
| جانيز | janyz | - |
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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 Jañez
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