Jan Surname
Approximately 695,882 people bear this surname
Jan Surname Definition:
The surname Johnson has two main subdivisions-one with, and one without, the intrusive ‘t’ (as in Johnstone). Both of these subdivisions have a wide variety of different spellings. The former often means ‘son of John’, while those variations with the ‘t’ often refer to places-‘tons’ named after John, notably in Scotland.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 355,357 | 1:503 | 77 |
| Afghanistan | 150,222 | 1:214 | 25 |
| India | 90,448 | 1:8,481 | 714 |
| Iran | 24,429 | 1:3,143 | 405 |
| Syria | 14,991 | 1:1,288 | 174 |
| France | 8,262 | 1:8,040 | 694 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8,069 | 1:3,824 | 519 |
| England | 4,827 | 1:11,543 | 1,700 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,781 | 1:1,916 | 236 |
| United States | 3,529 | 1:102,709 | 11,342 |
| Indonesia | 3,455 | 1:38,278 | 4,449 |
| Malaysia | 2,358 | 1:12,508 | 1,315 |
| Bangladesh | 1,983 | 1:80,361 | 3,747 |
| Egypt | 1,952 | 1:47,098 | 4,665 |
| Iraq | 1,404 | 1:24,944 | 1,321 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,355 | 1:13,050 | 1,981 |
| New Zealand | 1,245 | 1:3,637 | 570 |
| Australia | 1,243 | 1:21,718 | 3,005 |
| South Africa | 1,105 | 1:49,030 | 6,230 |
| Netherlands | 1,097 | 1:15,394 | 2,326 |
| Russia | 1,091 | 1:132,102 | 15,530 |
| Kuwait | 723 | 1:5,257 | 721 |
| Switzerland | 688 | 1:11,937 | 1,970 |
| Slovenia | 660 | 1:3,769 | 637 |
| Qatar | 658 | 1:3,584 | 360 |
| Canada | 623 | 1:59,142 | 6,977 |
| Germany | 611 | 1:131,760 | 16,047 |
| Nigeria | 575 | 1:308,074 | 17,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| Thailand | 462 | 1:152,897 | 24,259 |
| Bahrain | 397 | 1:3,397 | 571 |
| Belgium | 352 | 1:32,661 | 5,317 |
| Czechia | 341 | 1:31,183 | 5,074 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Turkmenistan | 287 | 1:19,126 | 570 |
| Poland | 285 | 1:133,364 | 19,490 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Taiwan | 270 | 1:86,832 | 870 |
| Uzbekistan | 261 | 1:118,502 | 6,737 |
| Lithuania | 235 | 1:12,913 | 2,354 |
| Oman | 229 | 1:16,105 | 1,655 |
| Fiji | 220 | 1:4,065 | 748 |
| Argentina | 219 | 1:195,175 | 16,241 |
| Yemen | 214 | 1:123,483 | 6,743 |
| Spain | 204 | 1:229,177 | 15,107 |
| Papua New Guinea | 203 | 1:40,166 | 4,870 |
| Philippines | 140 | 1:723,130 | 72,541 |
| China | 136 | 1:10,053,835 | 635 |
| Austria | 127 | 1:67,051 | 10,326 |
| Denmark | 126 | 1:44,799 | 4,691 |
| Sweden | 120 | 1:82,056 | 6,066 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Panama | 97 | 1:40,333 | 2,124 |
| Mongolia | 90 | 1:31,392 | 3,047 |
| Lebanon | 89 | 1:63,338 | 4,742 |
| Tajikistan | 89 | 1:94,232 | 1,495 |
| Mexico | 88 | 1:1,410,525 | 15,733 |
| Brazil | 86 | 1:2,489,236 | 75,804 |
| Singapore | 81 | 1:67,996 | 2,745 |
| Jordan | 77 | 1:114,837 | 7,522 |
| Turkey | 75 | 1:1,037,619 | 46,427 |
| Zimbabwe | 72 | 1:214,420 | 24,333 |
| Norway | 67 | 1:76,751 | 10,726 |
| Japan | 57 | 1:2,242,882 | 29,184 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Belarus | 56 | 1:169,662 | 22,625 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:111,538 | 7,348 |
| Latvia | 47 | 1:43,618 | 6,632 |
| Namibia | 45 | 1:53,542 | 6,362 |
| Italy | 40 | 1:1,528,917 | 81,534 |
| Brunei | 38 | 1:11,019 | 1,313 |
| Georgia | 32 | 1:117,048 | 9,412 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 27 | 1:221,209 | 21,355 |
| Serbia | 27 | 1:264,628 | 14,268 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 27 | 1:50,518 | 4,407 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Azerbaijan | 21 | 1:459,482 | 9,100 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Montenegro | 15 | 1:42,638 | 3,031 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Mauritius | 9 | 1:143,713 | 8,076 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Abkhazia | 4 | 1:60,716 | 3,073 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
The alternate forms: Ján (174) & Jän (2) are calculated separately.
Jan (2,353,657) may also be a first name.
Jan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The surname Johnson has two main subdivisions-one with, and one without, the intrusive ‘t’ (as in Johnstone). Both of these subdivisions have a wide variety of different spellings. The former often means ‘son of John’, while those variations with the ‘t’ often refer to places-‘tons’ named after John, notably in Scotland. In practice (and often in spelling) it is easy to see how the ‘t’ got lost in pronouncing the name.
The first name John derives from the Ancient Hebrew name Jochanaan, meaning ‘God is gracious’. In its Latin form the name Johannes came west with the returning Crusaders, and during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries it spread all over Europe. Doubtless it was assisted by the popularity of St John the Baptist and St John the Divine (author of the Book of Revelations).
As the name Johannes crossed national and linguistic borders, it became changed into many local variants. In Germany it became Hans, in Holland Jan, in France Jean, in Ireland Sean (pronounced Shawn), and in Scotland Jock.
Early reference to Johnsons began appearing in the English records around the thirteenth century. One John Jonessone appears in the Ancient Deeds for Surrey in 1287. Variations with the intrusive middle ‘t’ appeared early on to denote ‘John from the place (‘ton’ or ‘tun’)’. One Alan de Johannestun appears in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1227. The variations with the intrusive ‘t’ are more common in the north of England and in Scotland.
In some rare cases the name Johnstone may be a local name deriving from places in Staffordshire and Dumfriesshire (the second syllable in this case being Old English). It is also just possible that this name is a local name for a man from Perth which used to be called St Johnstone (as its football team still is).
The name Johnson is related to the surname Evans (which also means, literally, ‘the dependant of John’-see Evans) and also in this way to many widely differing names-from Jackson to Jones. Jack, like Jenkin, Hankin and Hancock, was a common pet form of John.
Andrew Johnson (1808—75) was the seventeenth President of the United States. He purchased Alaska from the Russians for just $7,200,000 in 1867.
The three founders of the firm of Rolls-Royce were the Hon. C.S. Rolls, Mr F. Henry Royce and Mr Claude Johnson. Having at first contemplated calling the car the Rolls-Royce- Johnson, they decided that it somehow lacked zip and the name Johnson was dropped.
The 1889 flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, ranks amongst the world’s all-time disasters. When the South Fork Dam broke after excessive rain, the 450-acre lake vanished in under 40 minutes as a 70-foot-high wall of water roared through the town at over 15 miles per hour. One in 10 of the citizens (well over 2,000 people) was killed and the town was virtually levelled. Johnstown was rebuilt, but in 1977 a freak storm deposited 9 inches of rain in 8 hours and the Laurel Run dam broke, releasing over 100 million gallons of water with the resultant deaths of 77 people, totally destroyed over 500 houses and caused over $200 million in damage.
Famed aviatrix Amy Johnson (1903—41) captured the imagination of the nation with her record-breaking solo flight to Australia in 1930-so much so that the song ‘Wonderful Amy, How Can You Blame Me for Loving You?’ was the smash hit of the year.
Samuel Johnson (1709—84) took a mere eight years (1747— 55) to write his famous dictionary of the English language.
The United Kingdom has towns named Johnston, Johnstone and Johnstone Bridge, Canada has a Johnsen’s Crossing and a Johnstown, New Zealand has a Johnsonville, and there are also Johnstowns in the United States (4) and Ireland (2). There is a Johnson Island off the coast of Chile, a Johnson’s Point in Antigua, and a Johnson mountain range as well as a group of lakes in Australia.
With about 231,000 namesakes Johnson is the 10th most popular surname in England and Wales. There are over 29,000 Johnstons in Scotland where the name is 12th in popularity. In Ireland it is estimated that, with about 16,000 Johnsons, it is the 33rd most popular surname. Johnson is notably popular in and around Teesside where an estimated one in about 160 families bears the name; it is also popular in Edinburgh (one in 195). Around the world Johnsons and Johnstons are most common in Vancouver (one in 183 families), Sydney (one in 224) and Canberra (one in 228). The United States has more Johnsons and Johnstons than the entire population of Clydeside-an estimated total of just over 2,053,000 makes this their 2nd most popular surname.
User-submitted Reference
English form ofIohannes, the Latin form of the Greek nameΙωαννης(Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew nameיוֹחָנָן(Yochanan)meaning 'Yahwehis gracious', from the rootsיוֹ(yo)referring to the Hebrew God andחָנַן(chanan)meaning 'to be gracious'. The Hebrew form occurs in theOld Testament(spelledJohananorJehohananin the English version), but this name owes its popularity to twoNew Testamentcharacters, both highly reveredsaints. The first is John the Baptist, a Jewish ascetic who is considered the forerunner ofJesus. He baptized Jesus and was later executed byHerodAntipas. The second is the apostle John, who is traditionally regarded as the author of the fourth gospel and Revelation. With the apostlesPeterandJames(his brother), he was part of the inner circle of Jesus.
This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians in the Byzantine Empire, but it flourished in Western Europe after the First Crusade. In England it became extremely popular: during the later Middle Ages it was given to approximately a fifth of all English boys.
The name (in various spellings) has been borne by 21 popes and eight Byzantine emperors, as well as rulers of England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Russia and Hungary. It was also borne by the poet John Milton (1608-1674), philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), American founding father and president John Adams (1735-1826), and poet John Keats (1795-1821). Famous bearers of the 20th century include author John Steinbeck (1902-1968), assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), and musician John Lennon (1940-1980).
- sgalavendo708bceJan is a commonly used word in multiple languages, such as Farsi and Dari. It originally means 'life' and 'soul'. It can also be used as a term of endearment where it would mean 'beloved one' or 'dear'. Being of Iranian origin, it is much used in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Urdu-speaking India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia and other areas influenced by Iranian and Persian culture.
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Average Jan Salary in
United States
$52,604 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jan (Arabic: عجّان, Bengali: জন, Georgian: ჯან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻥ, Hindi: जान, Marathi: जान, Oriya: ଜନ, Tibetan: ཇཱན་) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ján or Jän. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jan.
How Common Is The Last Name Jan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 764th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,472 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Jan reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Jan is also the 242nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 2,353,657 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 355,357 people, or 1 in 503. In Pakistan Jan is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent reside, Punjab, where 20 percent reside and Balochistan, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 163 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 22 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Jan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Jan last name expanded 160,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 7,509 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (69%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Syriac Orthodox (37%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Jan surname are 3.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.17% less than the national average, earning 265,908 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.92% less than the national average, earning R 147,516 per year; in Colombia they earn 100.74% more than the national average, earning $45,572,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.91% more than the national average, earning $52,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $54,118 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jan in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯან | jan | - |
| Jan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻥ | jan | - |
| Jan in the Hindi language | ||
| जान | jana | 96.1 |
| जन | jana | 3.03 |
| जां | jam | 0.31 |
| जाँ | jam | 0.06 |
| जान् | jan | 0.01 |
| Jan in the Marathi language | ||
| जान | jana | 88.6 |
| जन | jana | 6.33 |
| जॅान | jeana | 3.48 |
| ान | ana | 0.08 |
| Jan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇཱན་ | jen | 55 |
| ཇན་ | jen | 40 |
| གྱང་ | gyang | 5 |
| Jan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜନ | jana | 52.36 |
| ଯାନ | yana | 23.89 |
| ଯନ | yana | 7.57 |
| ଜନ୍ | jan | 6.63 |
| ଜାନ | jana | 6.39 |
| ଜାନ୍ | jan | 1.35 |
| ଯନ୍ | yan | 0.17 |
| ଯାନ୍ | yan | 0.17 |
| Jan in the Bengali language | ||
| জন | jana | 47.27 |
| জান | jana | 35 |
| জৈন | jaina | 17.27 |
| জান্ | jan | 0.45 |
| Jan in the Arabic language | ||
| عجّان | jan | - |
| ياجان | yajan | - |
| جاّن | jan | - |
| عجان | jan | - |
| لياّن | lyan | - |
| جَن | jan | - |
| جَان | jan | - |
| جآن | jan | - |
| ليّان | lyan | - |
| جن | jn | - |
| جانّ | jan | - |
| ليان | lyan | - |
| جان | jan | - |
| يان | yan | - |
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