Where Does the Janka Surname Come From?

Janka is one more way Jan has been written over the centuries. Read literally, Janka points to “From Johann (John)”.

• Janka adds -ka to the root of Jan, a common way of forming related surnames.
• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Janik and Janke.
• The same family of names includes Jano, Juan and Joan.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Janka surname had 418 bearers.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Jan and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Janka surname pack.