Jänis Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Jänis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jänis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1551:35,4634,593
Sweden101:984,67673,605

The alternate forms: Janis (8,934) & Janiś (17) are calculated separately.

Jänis (22) may also be a first name.

Jänis Last Name Facts

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

Jänis occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Janis or Janiś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jänis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,348,199th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jänis are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia. Jänis is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

Jänis is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 35,463. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 28 percent reside, South Karelia, where 19 percent reside and Northern Savonia, where 15 percent reside. Barring Finland it is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janis938,934/
Janiś8717/
Jänisch83643/
Jenis80712/
Jänes80482/
Jönis8031/
Jähnisch7764/
Jäenisch771/
Janish73893/
Joinis73833/
Jennis73539/
Jannis73469/
Jeanis73303/
Jenish73175/
Jänich73129/
Jainis73119/
Janies7390/
Jännes7361/
Jänese7338/
Janiss7328/
Janois7323/
Jäynäs7318/
Jenois7316/
Jenise7313/
Jaanis7312/
Jhinis7311/
Juinis739/
Jenies738/
Janeis738/
Jenais737/
Jijnis736/
Jengis736/
Yajnis735/
Jenuis735/
Jeenis734/
Jhanis734/
Jhenis733/
Joenis733/
Janais733/
Ijanis733/
Jaynis732/
Jeniss732/
Jeunis732/
Jionis732/
Jyonis731/
Januis731/
Jenhis731/
Jenios731/
Jenist730/
Janisch676,160/
Enis672,846/
Jenisch671,081/
Jeannis67380/
Jenniss67144/
Jeanise67121/
Jäniche6754/
Jennies6734/
Jähnich6723/
Jennish6722/
Jainist6716/
Jaenish6713/
Joennis679/
Jannies678/
Jannish675/
Jenisse674/
Jeniess674/
Jainish672/
Joinise672/
Jennise672/
Jeanist671/
Jeanish671/
Jaynish671/
Janniss671/
Jenoise671/
Youjnis671/
Jannais671/
Jenaise671/
Ijanuis671/
Jihanis671/
Jeneise670/
Jenneis670/

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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 Jänis
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