Last name Janis (Janis 
, Янис 
, Γιάννης 
, along with others...) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The last name Janis is habitual in Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, Slovakia, and Czechia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Indonesia, and Mexico. More prevalently, Janis is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Janis | Latvia, Brazil, United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia |
| Янис | Bulgaria, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Γιάννης | Greece |
| Яніс | Ukraine |
| Дженис | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan |
| ジャニス | Japan |
| جانيس | Iraq, Palestinian Territory |
| ג'ניס | Israel |
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antoine janis fur trader and homesteader (b. 1824) |
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elsie janis American actress of stage and screen (1889-1956), US (b. 1889) |
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dorothy janis actress (1912-2010), US (b. 1912) |
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byron janis American musician, US (b. 1928) |
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conrad janis American actor and musician, US (b. 1928) |
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| sidney janis American art dealer and art collector (1896-1989), US (b. 1896) |
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christine janis British palaeontologist (b. 1950) |
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michael janis American artist (born 1959), US (b. 1959) |
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bill janis American politician in Virginia (born 1962), US (b. 1962) |
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| martin a. janis American politician (1913-2005), US (b. 1913) |
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| irving janis American psychologist (1918–1990), US (b. 1918) |
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| lenore janis American businesswoman (b. 1934) |
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| eugenia parry janis American art historian, US (b. 1940) |
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jeff janis American football player, US (b. 1991) |
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| jay janis (b. 1932) |
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