Jáňa Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Jáňa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jáňa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1051:50,8239,776
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Jána (101), Jana (780,026), Jaña (2,748), Janá (5), Jáná (2), Janà (1), Janå (1) & Jāņa (1) are calculated separately.

Jáňa Last Name Facts

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

Jáňa is found most frequently in Slovakia. It can appear as: Jána, Jana, Jaña, Janá, Jáná, Janà, Janå or Jāņa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jáňa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jáňa reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Jáňa is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 50,823. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Trenčín Region, where 97 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Slovakia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jána92101/
Jana83780,026/
Jaña832,748/
Janá835/
Jáná832/
Janà831/
Janå831/
Jāņa831/
Jája752/
Jeňa751/
Ja67154,504/
6725/
Cháňa6720/
Jáhna672/
Jánya671/

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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 Jáňa
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