About Janko
The surname Janko is of Slavic origin and is derived from the given name "Ján" or "Jan," which is the equivalent of the English name John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Ján or Jan. The name Ján or Jan itself is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Janko can be interpreted to mean "son of Ján" or "descendant of Ján," indicating a family's connection to an ancestor named Ján or Jan.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Janko based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Janko in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Janko using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.