Johannesson Surname

61,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Johannesson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johannesson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,6271:1,486135
Canada4571:80,6258,989
Denmark3491:16,1741,594
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Norway1771:29,0524,000
Iceland871:4,369554
Germany821:981,77468,040
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland71:785,24338,644
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Jóhannesson (1,177), Jôhannesson (1) & Jòhannesson (1) are calculated separately.

Johannesson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Johannesson is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also be found as: Jóhannesson, Jôhannesson or Jòhannesson. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Johannesson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 61,427th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 890,136 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Johannesson are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 6,627 people, or 1 in 1,486. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 28 percent reside, Skåne County, where 19 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Sweden this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Johannesson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Johannesson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Johannesson surname grew 5,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Johannesson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Johannesson are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Johannesson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning 309,446 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.16% less than the national average, earning R 37,644 per year; in United States they earn 38.33% more than the national average, earning $59,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $49,863 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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