Jhonston Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Panama

Jhonston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jhonston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia341:793,99150,673
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Panama111:355,6607,645
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Jhonston (95) may also be a first name.

Jhonston Last Name Facts

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

Jhonston is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jhonston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,637,889th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Jhonston are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Jhonston is also the 974,243rd most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 95 people.

The surname Jhonston is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 793,991. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 50 percent reside, New South Wales, where 41 percent reside and Victoria, where 6 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Peru, where 15 percent reside.

Jhonston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jhonston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jhonston last name fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jhonston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Jhonston are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jhonston earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 30.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,392 per year and in United States they earn 40.81% more than the national average, earning $60,758 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jhonston
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