Johannes Surname

11,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Johannes Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Johannes or Johann (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Johannes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia23,8951:1011
South Africa9,7401:5,562694
Germany4,9551:16,2472,145
United States4,6821:77,4158,852
Indonesia1,9781:66,8607,235
Botswana1,0591:2,065207
Tanzania6771:78,2008,055
Netherlands5051:33,4405,579
Zimbabwe4351:35,4905,470
Canada2321:158,81716,066
France1831:362,96654,247
Malaysia1401:210,67312,296
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
England1081:515,90832,533
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Austria671:127,09617,572
Saint Lucia631:2,838441
Singapore601:91,7953,674
United States Virgin Islands551:2,007337
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Israel261:329,14027,831
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Marshall Islands201:2,591585
Chile181:978,69319,774
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Hungary151:654,41837,235
India151:51,137,692512,385
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Finland111:499,70030,478
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Wales81:386,81619,671
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Norway61:857,04855,549
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3681:136,46412,950

The alternate forms: Johannès (2) & Jóhannes (1) are calculated separately.

Johannes (728,520) may also be a first name.

Johannes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Johannes or Johann (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Johannes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Johannes Come From? nationality or country of origin

Johannes (Arabic: يوهانس, Marathi: जोहानेस) is held by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Johannès or Jóhannes. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Johannes? popularity and diffusion

Johannes is the 11,275th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 146,275 people. The last name Johannes is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Johannes live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Johannes is also the 1,309th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 728,520 people.

Johannes is the most commonly used surname in one country:Namibia, where 48 percent reside. It is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 23,895 people, or 1 in 101. In Namibia Johannes is primarily concentrated in: Ohangwena Region, where 18 percent reside, Omusati Region, where 16 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Namibia Johannes occurs in 102 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Johannes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Johannes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Johannes last name expanded 1,272 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 568 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Johannes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Johannes last name are 12.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Johannes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 262.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 70,340 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.65% less than the national average, earning R 164,808 per year; in United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,093 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $52,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johannès962/
Jóhannes961/
Johanness9444/
Johannets9416/
Johannies9413/
Jjohannes944/
Johannnes943/
Joahannes941/
Johahnnes941/
Johanes9310,303/
Joannes932,596/
Yohannes88244,810/
Johaness881,323/
Johannis881,079/
Jouannes8849/
Joanness8823/
Johanies8818/
Joannest8810/
Joannese887/
Johhanes882/
Johannys881/
Jhohanes881/
Johanesz881/
Joahanes881/
Joannges881/
Joannnes881/
Johonnes880/
Joahnnes880/
Joanes861,479/
Johannesová8423/
Joannesse82148/
Yohanness8217/
Youhannes8211/
Jouannest8210/
Johonness824/
Yohannies824/
Johannais821/
Johanniss821/
Yiohannes821/
Yohannges820/
Yohanes8077,126/
Johanis801,489/
Joannis80483/
Joaneus8090/
Ioannes8052/
Joannez8039/
Joanest8038/
Joanese8035/
Joannès8019/
Joaness8018/
Yoannes8011/
Joanesh809/
Joahnes808/
Johones802/
Joanies802/
Joannys802/
Jouanes801/
Johanys801/
Joaneis801/
Joannés801/
Eoannes801/
Joaneas801/
Johanesová78113/
Johanesova783/
Jouannesse781/
Yohannis7516,477/
Yohaness752,689/
Joannais75105/
Jouanest7555/
Joanniez7538/
Yohanies7536/
Jouannis7525/
Johaniss7520/
Youhanes7519/
Yhohanes7516/
Jouannys7514/
Yohhanes756/
Yoahnnes755/
Yohonnes753/
Jhoannys751/
Joanesse751/
Joannise751/
Joannèse751/
Yhoannes751/
Yohanesh751/
Johanise751/
Johaunis750/
Johannisová7410/
Yohannesová741/
Joanis712,747/
Ioanes71375/
Yoanes71136/
Jouannais71101/
Joannisse7171/
Joanez7124/
Jaones7111/
Joanys712/
Joanès711/
Jouanesse711/
Youhanese711/
Yohasnnis711/
Yohanis6732,454/
Ioannis671,309/
Johanisová6748/
Jouanis6734/
Yoannis6714/
Joanice679/
Jojones677/
Yoahnes676/
Johonis675/
Joanise673/
Johanysová671/
Yohanys671/
Ioannhs671/
Johanisova671/
Joanish671/
Joanist671/
Jaonets671/
Jaonnis671/
Joaanis671/
Joagnis671/
Joainis671/

Johannes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Johannes in the Marathi language
जोहानेसjohanesa-
Johannes in the Arabic language
يوهانسywhans-

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