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

The surname Jhonston is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jhonston? popularity and diffusion

Jhonston is the 1,637,889th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is mostly found 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 first name worldwide. It is borne by 95 people.

The last name Jhonston is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 793,991. In Australia Jhonston is mostly found in: Queensland, where 50 percent live, New South Wales, where 41 percent live and Victoria, where 6 percent live. Barring Australia this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Peru, where 15 percent live.

Jhonston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jhonston has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 53 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jhonston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname 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 with 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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