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 occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Johanness? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Johanness is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Johanness is most numerous in: Morobe, where 72 percent live and Madang, where 28 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and Namibia, where 9 percent live.

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Footnotes

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