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Janeke is most likely originally from the Prussia/Pomerania [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Pomerania_(1806%E2%80%931933)] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Pomerania] provinces and have many variants.
A Facebook Friend I made, that research the Janeke family around the globe wrote this to me in a post:
Our family-name Jahneke / Jahnke / Janeke / Yahneke / Yaneke / Janicke, etc. is of Slavic origin and was originally named Janek = "Kleiner Johannes" or "Little John". I'm looking forward to hearing from you. - Peter Jahnke [https://www.facebook.com/peter.jahnke.3]
Variants:
- Dutch or German: Janke / Jahnke / Jenke / Janick / Janik / Jaeschke
- America: Yahneke / Yaneke / Yankee
- South Africa: Janeke
- Croatian : Jasenka
- Russian / Polish : Janowski
- Czech Republic : Jelínek / Jačka / Jacka
- Poland: Jankowski / Janowski (from Janek, equivalent to John)
- Slovak, Slovene, Serbian : Jankovic / Jovanovic
- Bulgarian : Yanev / Yanko
I (Willa Truter) found all these variants in search fom information on my grandmother Anna Elizabeth Potgieter, formerly Janeke and her brother Willem Matthys (Willa) Janeke, but not sure from which country it would be :
Jäneke / Jačka / Jacka / Janneke / Jenike / Janecki / Janech / Janecke / Janicko / Jankowski / Janowski / Jankovic / Jovanovic / Janecke / Janecki / Janeskie / Jaenike / Janick / Janik / Jahneke / Jahnke / Jahnigke / Jaeschke/ Janeke / Janek / Janke / Janicke / Janhcke / Jantke / Jasenka / Jenecke / Jelínek / Juhnke / Yahneke / Yaneke / Yankee / Yahnke / Yanev / Yanko
[http://www.behindthename.com/name/janko] An interesting link stating :
JANKO GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak OTHER SCRIPTS: Јанко (Serbian) Meaning & History Diminutive of JANEZ or JÁN Related Names See All Relations Show Family Tree FEMININE FORM: Jana (Slovak) OTHER LANGUAGES: Deshaun, Deshawn, Keshaun, Keshawn, Rashaun, Rashawn (African American), Yanick, Yannic, Yannick (Breton), Ivo, Yanko (Bulgarian), Honza, Janek (Czech), Hans, Jannick, Jannik (Danish), Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Jo, Joop (Dutch), Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Hank (English), Joĉjo (Esperanto), Hannes, Hannu, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finnish), Jeannot, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick (French), Hanke, Hannes, Hans, Jo (German), Jancsi, Jani, Janika (Hungarian), Gian, Gianni, Vanni, Giannino, Nino (Italian), Ivo (Macedonian), Hankin, Jankin, Jackin (Medieval English), Zuan (Medieval Italian), Hans (Norwegian), Janek (Polish), Joãozinho (Portuguese), Iancu, Ionel, Ionuț, Nelu (Romanian), Vanya (Russian), Juanito (Spanish), Hans, Janne, Hampus, Hasse (Swedish), Ianto (Welsh)
A Facebook Group (closed so request membership) to share information on this global family : [https://www.facebook.com/groups/107023053713/]