Family name Jans (Jans 
, يان 
, Янс 
) , in all the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Jans is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Belgium, where it is quite a common surname, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Western Europe, particularly Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany. Much less frequently, Jans is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Jans | Germany, Indonesia, Belgium, United States, Netherlands |
| يان | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq |
| Янс | Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Russia |
| ヤンス | Japan |
| jans enikel Austrian poet and medieval chronicler, AT (b. 1300) |
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jans geertgen tot sint Early Netherlandish painter (1460-1490), NL (b. 1460) |
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cornelia jans mother of quadruplets born in 1621, NL (b. 1590) |
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| intje jans (b. 1550) |
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| wybe jans NL (b. 1550) |
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| lucretia jans Dutch rebel, NL (b. 1602) |
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| jan jans Flemish tapestry weaver (b. 1618) |
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| anna jans Dutch sailor in men's clothing, NL (b. 1620) |
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| maritgen jans (b. 1611) |
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| meynarda jans Dutch poet, NL (b. 1630) |
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| rintie jans NL (b. 1650) |
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| mary jans 1726 - 1820 (b. 1726) |
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jacques-joseph jans Italian catholic priest (1810-1872), IT (b. 1810) |
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johan jans Estonian politician, EE (b. 1880) |
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jacobus jans NL (b. 1874) |
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