Joensuu Surname

195,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Joensuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joensuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,9711:2,789430
Sweden1041:94,6806,886
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England41:13,929,515290,718
Laos41:1,647,081888
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Joensuu Last Name Facts

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

Joensuu has its highest incidence in Finland. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Joensuu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joensuu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Joensuu is the 195,234th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,389,556 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Joensuu are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 1,971 people, or 1 in 2,789. In Finland it is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent live, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 17 percent live and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 15 percent live. Aside from Finland this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Joensuu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Joensuu surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Joensuu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.78% less than the national average, earning 277,636 kr per year; in United States they earn 59.65% more than the national average, earning $68,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.65% more than the national average, earning $70,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jonsu8316/
Eonsuu779/
Jonsiu771/
Jonshu771/
Jeansou71183/
Jonssou711/
Jansu6763/
Jeansous6716/
Junsu672/
Jeansaut671/

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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
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  • 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 Joensuu
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