Jähnchen Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jähnchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jähnchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Jähnchen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jähnchen is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jähnchen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jähnchen is the 2,979,664th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jähnchen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Jähnchen is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 52 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 26 percent live and Saxony, where 7 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Jähnchen
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