Janka, typically a given name or a surname, is a form of the originally Hebrew language name "Yohanan" (meaning "God is merciful"). Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Carlo Janka (born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer
- Les Janka, American consultant
- Gabriel Janka (1864–1932), Austrian wood researcher
- Victor von Janka (1837-1900), Hungarian botanist
- Walter Janka (1914–1994), German publisher
Given name:
- Janka Bryl (1917–2006), Belarusian writer
- Janka Gabor (1896-1997), Austrio-Hungarian Countess de Szigethy, mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor
- Yanka Dyagileva (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter
- Yanka Kupala, also known as Janka Kupała, (1882–1942), Belarusian poet and writer
- Yanka Maur, also known as Janka Maŭr, (1883–1971), Belarusian writer
- Ahmed Janka Nabay, Sierra Leonean musician
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