Johannsen Surname
Approximately 20,344 people bear this surname
Johannsen Surname Definition:
(Swedish, Danish) The son of Johan (gracious gift of Jehovah).
Johannsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,452 | 1:6,465 | 789 |
| United States | 3,544 | 1:102,274 | 11,295 |
| Denmark | 3,159 | 1:1,787 | 120 |
| Australia | 217 | 1:124,404 | 13,629 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Sweden | 61 | 1:161,422 | 11,223 |
| Norway | 59 | 1:87,157 | 12,054 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Austria | 49 | 1:173,784 | 22,520 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Poland | 38 | 1:1,000,230 | 71,240 |
| Paraguay | 32 | 1:226,148 | 4,042 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 1:583,938 | 39,464 |
Johannsen (54) may also be a first name.
Johannsen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish, Danish) The son of Johan (gracious gift of Jehovah).
(German), Johans sohn, John's son.
Johannsen Demographics
Average Johannsen Salary in
United States
$43,111 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Johannsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Johannsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Johannsen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Johannsen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,461st most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 358,216 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Johannsen are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Johannsen is also the 1,350,955th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 54 people.
The surname Johannsen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 12,452 people, or 1 in 6,465. In Germany Johannsen is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 57 percent reside, Hamburg, where 11 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Denmark, where 16 percent reside.
Johannsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Johannsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,121 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 630 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Johannsen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Johannsen surname are 20.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.2% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Johannsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning 352,668 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.3% more than the national average, earning R 359,556 per year; in United States they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $43,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.66% more than the national average, earning $58,954 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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