Forename Jannis

Around the world, Jannis (Jannis , Γιάννης , Яннис ) is quite a common largely male, but seldom feminine first name. The forename Jannis is characteristic of Greece, where it is quite a common male name, Puerto Rico, where it is quite a rare female name, and Germany, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Greece, Germany, and the United States. Much less frequently, Jannis is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jannis

name Yannis, name Jānis, name Ioanis, name Γιάννης, name جينس, name แจนนิส, name Ĵaňňî, name Janice, name Jannis, name ジャニス, name Янніс, name Ioannis, name Яннис, name Giannis, name Yánnis, name Янис, name Yiannis, name Janis, name יאניס

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jannis	Greece, Germany, Sweden, United States, Belgium
Γιάννης	Greece
Яннис	Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
Янніс	Ukraine

First names said to be same

Giannis, Ioanis, Ioannis, Janice, Janis, Jānis, Yannis, Yiannis, Yánnis, Ĵaňňî, Янис, יאניס, جينس, แจนนิส, and ジャニス

Notable namesakes

	jannis izaäk bril Civil servant in the Netherlands Indies (1892-1965), NL (b. 1892)
	jannis kounellis Greek painter, sculptor and professor of arts (1936-2017), GR (b. 1936)
	jannis brevet Dutch chef, NL (b. 1959)
	jannis zamanduridis Olympic wrestler, DE (b. 1966)
	jannis plastargias German writer, DE (b. 1975)
	jannis lenz German filmmaker, DE (b. 1983)
	jannis noya makrigiannis Danish musician (b. 1983)
	jannis bäcker German bobsledder, DE (b. 1985)
	jannis ambatsis (b. 1926)
	jannis sakellariou German politician, DE (b. 1939)
	jannis niewöhner German actor, DE (b. 1992)
	jannis nikolaou association football player, DE (b. 1993)
	jannis makris GR (b. 1937)
	jannis peter German cyclist, DE
	jannis lakopoulos Finnish musician, FI (b. 1950)