Joens Surname

273,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Joens Surname User-submission:

Unrelated to the much more common spelling "Jones", the surname Joens is of Germanic origin. It was originally spelled Jöns and is believed to be derived from the name Johannes.

Joens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2271:295,40327,336
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Wales181:171,91811,581
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Joens (34) may also be a first name.

Joens Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Unrelated to the much more common spelling "Jones", the surname Joens is of Germanic origin. It was originally spelled Jöns and is believed to be derived from the name Johannes.

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Joens Last Name Facts

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

Joens occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joens? popularity and diffusion

Joens is the 273,764th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,132,075 people. The last name Joens occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Joens live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 34 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,227 people, or 1 in 295,403. In The United States Joens is most common in: Iowa, where 24 percent live, Illinois, where 14 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Joens is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Joens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Joens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 735 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Joens last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Joens surname are 34.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.49% registered to vote for the party.

Joens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $48,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjoens9159/
Joehns919/
Johens916/
Jowens914/
Joensø911/
Jouens910/
Jons892,183/
T'Joens8382/
Joyiens8318/
Joggens837/
Jajoens832/
Joensch831/
Jeans803,885/
Soens801,656/
Jaens80309/
Jhons80182/
Joins80162/
Jeens80116/
Ajons8091/
Joons8080/
Jonns8053/
Jeins8015/
Ujons8014/
Jonås806/
Joenz806/
Jonsh804/
Jouns804/
Jonss803/
Juens802/
Ojons801/
Joyns801/
Joems800/
Youens73842/
Joenje7323/
Joench7314/
Jayons733/
Jeanse733/
Jounse732/
Jahens732/
Jeyons731/
Jaensh731/
Iowens731/
Jajens731/
Joinse731/
Jojons731/
Jouins731/
Soehns731/
Yohens731/
Sohens731/
Jusens731/
Jaenst731/
Hajons731/
Eowens731/
Jouhns730/
Gioens730/
Eoenns730/
Jayens730/
Jans6716,129/
Jaensch672,945/
Jöns671,211/
Juns67205/
Jonz6755/
Juttens6740/
Jóns6718/
Jeensch6711/
Jeinsch677/
Jaggens677/
Jawiens675/
Johains674/
Joggins674/
Eons673/
Zoetens672/
Hijeuns672/
Jeansch671/
Geujens671/
Jeann's671/
Johenze671/
Juchens671/
Jiejans671/
Joņs671/
Jäns671/
Cohensh671/
Geowens670/
Cohenns670/

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