Bohannon Surname

39,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bohannon Surname User-submission:

Bohannon is an alternate spelling of the name "Buchanan". Buchanan is a surname derived from a place called Buchanan in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Bohannon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,2331:27,3913,421
England1001:557,18134,216
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Wales51:618,90625,852
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8281:60,6516,676

Bohannon (26) may also be a first name.

Bohannon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bohannon is an alternate spelling of the name "Buchanan". Buchanan is a surname derived from a place called Buchanan in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

- thedeebo410

Bohannon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bohannon has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bohannon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,127th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 542,996 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Bohannon live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 13,233 people, or 1 in 27,391. In The United States Bohannon is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Bohannon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bohannon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bohannon last name grew 1,598 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 35 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bohannon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bohannon last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bohannon are 23.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bohannon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 466.69% more than the national average, earning €170,176 per year; in United States they earn 2.59% less than the national average, earning $42,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $45,100 CAD per year.

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