Surname JANETA

People with the surname JANETA in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026: 165 men and 157 women. Most registered in: ŚLĄSKIE.

6 verified statements · 1 possible finding

male

165people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026

about 1 in 128,470

Most registered in: ŚLĄSKIE (86.5%, 20 January 2026)

female

157people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026

about 1 in 137,327

Most registered in: ŚLĄSKIE (90.0%, 20 January 2026)

Each 1-in-X is computed within its own dataset. The datasets are different sizes, so these two figures are not compared with each other.

How many people have this surname?

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How many people have this surname?

The PESEL register publishes two separate surname lists, male and female. We show each figure on its own and never add them up.

male

165 people were registered with the surname JANETA (male) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

female

157 people were registered with the surname JANETA (female) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.

How rare is this surname?

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How rare is this surname?

“1 in X” means that roughly one in every X people on this list has this surname. The bigger X, the rarer the name. The rank counts from the most common surname on the list.

male

about 1 in 128,470

#19,220 rank on the surname list

About 1 in 128,470 people counted in the PESEL register (male) bore the surname JANETA on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

JANETA (male) ranked 19,220 among the surnames in this dataset.

Neighbours on the list
  1. #19,124YAKOVETS166
  2. #19,124ZAHORUIKO166
  3. #19,220JANETA this surname165
  4. #19,332ABRATKIEWICZ164
  5. #19,332ADASZYŃSKI164

female

about 1 in 137,327

#20,497 rank on the surname list

About 1 in 137,327 people counted in the PESEL register (female) bore the surname JANETA on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

JANETA (female) ranked 20,497 among the surnames in this dataset.

Neighbours on the list
  1. #20,369WENECKA158
  2. #20,369ZYGARLICKA158
  3. #20,497JANETA this surname157
  4. #20,617HAWRYŁO156
  5. #20,617MUŁA156

Two places above and two below on the same list. Surnames with the same count share a place.

Where is it most often registered?

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Where is it most often registered?

The map and the list show the voivodeships where people with this surname have a registered permanent address. The brighter the colour and the longer the bar, the bigger the share.

male

Among the 148 people with the surname JANETA (male) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 86.5% were registered in ŚLĄSKIE.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

DOLNOŚLĄSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroKUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroLUBELSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroLUBUSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroŁÓDZKIE: 10.8% (16)MAŁOPOLSKIE: 1.4% (2)MAZOWIECKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroOPOLSKIE: 1.4% (2)PODKARPACKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroPODLASKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroPOMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroŚLĄSKIE: 86.5% (128)ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroWARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroWIELKOPOLSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zero

Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.

Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
  • 0%–20%
  • 20%–40%
  • 40%–60%
  • 60%–80%
  • 80%–100%
  • not listed in the dataset — not zero
Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
VoivodeshipShareCount
ŚLĄSKIE86.5%128
ŁÓDZKIE10.8%16
MAŁOPOLSKIE1.4%2
OPOLSKIE1.4%2

female

Among the 140 people with the surname JANETA (female) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 90.0% were registered in ŚLĄSKIE.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

DOLNOŚLĄSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroKUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroLUBELSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroLUBUSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroŁÓDZKIE: 6.4% (9)MAŁOPOLSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroMAZOWIECKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroOPOLSKIE: 3.6% (5)PODKARPACKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroPODLASKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroPOMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroŚLĄSKIE: 90.0% (126)ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroWARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroWIELKOPOLSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zero

Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.

Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
  • 0%–20%
  • 20%–40%
  • 40%–60%
  • 60%–80%
  • 80%–100%
  • not listed in the dataset — not zero
Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
VoivodeshipShareCount
ŚLĄSKIE90.0%126
ŁÓDZKIE6.4%9
OPOLSKIE3.6%5

How did this count change between editions of the list?

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How did this count change between editions of the list?

The PESEL register publishes its lists every year. We show the number of people with this surname on each edition, beside how the whole list changed. We say what changed, not why.

male

The number of people with the surname JANETA (male) in the PESEL register changed from 170 on 30 June 2019 to 165 on 20 January 2026: −2.9%. The whole list changed by +6.7% between those editions.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

As ofShare of the listPeople
30 June 2019*1 in 116,822170
22 January 20201 in 115,576172
1 February 20211 in 116,884171
27 January 20221 in 117,462172
30 January 20231 in 121,685171
19 January 20241 in 124,862168
22 January 20251 in 127,856165
20 January 20261 in 128,470165

* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.

female

The number of people with the surname JANETA (female) in the PESEL register changed from 163 on 30 June 2019 to 157 on 20 January 2026: −3.7%. The whole list changed by +6.5% between those editions.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

As ofShare of the listPeople
30 June 2019*1 in 124,229163
22 January 20201 in 124,051163
2 February 20211 in 126,645160
27 January 2022The publisher's file dated 27 January 2022 repeats the data of the previous edition, so it is not shown as an edition of its own.
30 January 20231 in 135,250158
19 January 20241 in 139,477154
22 January 20251 in 139,841154
20 January 20261 in 137,327157

* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.

What does this surname mean?

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What does this surname mean?

We give a meaning only when a scholarly work supports it. We don't guess.

This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value. Surname origins are often contested.

Z imienia Jan wywodzą się nazwiska: […] Janeta

PossibleScholarly workPoland · ks. Józef Buryan · 1933

Root
Jan
Type
other

Where does it appear in old print?

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Where does it appear in old print?

We have not searched Polona's collections for this surname yet.

Who well known has this surname?

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Who well known has this surname?

Wikidata, the open knowledge base behind Wikipedia, lists people with this surname. Polish citizens come first, and among them those the most Wikipedia articles are written about.

Wikidata lists nobody with the surname JANETA who has a Wikipedia article (as of 6 October 2026).

VerifiedSourceWorldwide · Wikidata · 6 October 2026

Sharing a surname does not mean being related. Wikidata is edited by volunteers and can be wrong.

How do we know?

Sources on this page

  • Official data Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji — Nazwiska występujące w rejestrze PESEL · 20 January 2026 · CC0 1.0 · Dane pochodzą z rejestru PESEL, Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, dane.gov.pl (CC0 1.0) · dane.gov.pl
  • Scholarly work ks. Józef Buryan — Skąd pochodzi twoje imię i nazwisko i nazwa miejscowości rodzinnej? (Zwięzły zarys imiennictwa polskiego) · 1933 · s. 7 (skan ZBC oai:zbc.uz.zgora.pl:82526, str. PDF 9)
  • Source Wikidata · CC0 · wikidata.org
How to read these figures
  • Wykaz nazwisk męskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
  • Surnames occurring once are not published; absence from the dataset is not zero.
  • The publisher does not state whether the split is by a person's sex or by the grammatical gender of the surname form. The datasets are therefore neither summed nor compared numerically.
  • The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.
  • Wykaz nazwisk żeńskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
  • Denominator: 21,197,537 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
  • The 1-in-X figure is rounded; the count of people is exact.
  • Denominator: 21,560,302 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
  • A permanent registered residence is an address in the register — not an actual address, and not information about a family's roots.
  • Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
  • The size of the list itself changes between editions, so beside the count we show the share of that edition's list (“1 in X”).
  • This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value.
  • The people from Wikidata share the surname; that does not mean they are related to each other or to anyone. No date of death in Wikidata does not mean a person is living.

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