Johanness Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Johanness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johanness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Namibia41:602,35012,421
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Johanness (305) may also be a first name.

Johanness Last Name Facts

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

The last name Johanness is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Johanness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Johanness is predominantly found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Johanness live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Johanness is also the 504,078th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 305 people.

The surname Johanness is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Johanness is most common in: Morobe, where 72 percent reside and Madang, where 28 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent reside and Namibia, where 9 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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