Johann Surname
Approximately 13,730 people bear this surname
Johann Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Johannes or Johann (gracious gift of Jehovah).
Johann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,540 | 1:12,310 | 1,591 |
| Brazil | 3,961 | 1:54,046 | 2,075 |
| United States | 1,394 | 1:260,014 | 24,550 |
| France | 641 | 1:103,624 | 15,284 |
| Switzerland | 185 | 1:44,394 | 6,109 |
| Austria | 157 | 1:54,238 | 8,527 |
| Paraguay | 125 | 1:57,894 | 1,606 |
| Hungary | 87 | 1:112,831 | 10,739 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Poland | 67 | 1:567,295 | 52,993 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 274 | 1:183,280 | 16,270 |
The alternate forms: Jóhann (1) are calculated separately.
Johann (628,709) may also be a first name.
Johann Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Johannes or Johann (gracious gift of Jehovah).
Johann Demographics
Average Male Johann Height
176.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Johann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Johann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Johann (Marathi: जोहान) is most common in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Jóhann. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Johann? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,320th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 530,775 people. The last name Johann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Johann live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,562nd most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 628,709 people.
Johann is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 6,540 people, or 1 in 12,310. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 28 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found and Saarland, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Johann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Johann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Johann last name rose 509 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Johann Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Johann are 19.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.92% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Johann earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.11% less than the national average, earning R 111,432 per year; in United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning $46,070 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Johann Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Johann in the Marathi language | ||
| जोहान | johana | 16.67 |
| जोहा | joha | 16.67 |
| जेहान | jehana | 8.33 |
| योहान | yohana | 8.33 |
| जोघन | joghana | 8.33 |
| जॉहानन | johanana | 8.33 |
| जॉहान | johana | 8.33 |
| जोहन | johana | 8.33 |
| जॉहा | joha | 8.33 |
| जोहंन | johanna | 8.33 |
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