Jánka Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Jánka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jánka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary891:110,29510,533
Romania41:5,019,46862,922

The alternate forms: Janka (7,472) are calculated separately.

Jánka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jánka occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Janka. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jánka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jánka is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jánka are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 110,295. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Veszprém County, where 31 percent reside, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 24 percent reside and Budapest, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Hungary this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Romania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janka937,472/
Jonka80450/
Jánki8088/
Jánky8062/
Jangka73210/
Jankai73116/
Jankay7398/
Jhanka7357/
Jankaj7350/
Jonkka7347/
Jankač7343/
Jongka7339/
Jankaš7323/
Jahnka7316/
Ejonka7312/
Jankah739/
Jannka736/
Jonkai735/
Jankad735/
Jankka733/
Jankha732/
Jonkay731/
Jounka731/
Johnka731/
Jeinka730/
Jankhah6737/
Jonkeau6730/
Jongkai6716/
Jankatt6713/
Jangkau6712/
Ijangka6711/
Jiankai6710/
Jankhad679/
Jacynka677/
Jaankka677/
Jangkas677/
Jangkai676/
Jankuha673/
Jankhai673/
Johnkay673/
Jongkea672/
Jankead672/
Jasynka672/
Jankaus672/
Jankhay671/
Jonkhai671/
Jounkas671/
Jangkah671/
Jongkoa671/
Jeankai671/
Jankaya671/
Jahncka670/

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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 Jánka
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