The Janis surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,814 people carried this name — #8,022 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,900 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 103 people named Janis.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Lot.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
49 people named Janis have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 59 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Janis.
- Janey 619 · U.S. census
- Janiak 779 · U.S. census
- Janicki 1,964 · U.S. census
- Janiec 289 · U.S. census
- Janik 3,017 · U.S. census
- Janin 133 · U.S. census
- Janiszewski 1,192 · U.S. census
- Jankovic 577 · U.S. census
- Jankowiak 610 · U.S. census
- Jankowski 9,060 · U.S. census
- Janky 107 · U.S. census
- Jannetta 149 · U.S. census
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