Joansson Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Joansson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Jóansson (3) are calculated separately.
Joansson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joansson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Joansson is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also occur as: Jóansson. Click here for other possible spellings of Joansson.
How Common Is The Last Name Joansson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Joansson are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 41 percent are found, Värmland County, where 24 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden Joansson exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 13 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Joansson
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