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Surname Jānis (Jānis
, Янис
, جانيس
) , worldwide, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Jānis is characteristic of Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Russia, Latvia, and Bulgaria. Much more prevalently, Jānis is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Jānis | Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Янис | Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Belarus |
| جانيس | Iraq, Palestinian Territory |
| יאניס | Israel |
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