Johannsen Surname

26,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Johannsen Surname Definition:

(Swedish, Danish) The son of Johan (gracious gift of Jehovah).

Johannsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,4521:6,465789
United States3,5441:102,27411,295
Denmark3,1591:1,787120
Australia2171:124,40413,629
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
England631:884,41445,970
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Norway591:87,15712,054
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Austria491:173,78422,520
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
France391:1,703,147154,208
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Paraguay321:226,1484,042
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Israel121:713,13647,700
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
China41:341,830,39216,990
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Grenada11:108,5351,793
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German), Johans sohn, John's son.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Johannsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Johannsen is found most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Johannsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,461st most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 358,216 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Johannsen live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name globally, held by 54 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 12,452 people, or 1 in 6,465. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 57 percent reside, Hamburg, where 11 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Denmark, where 16 percent reside.

Johannsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Johannsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,121 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 630 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Johannsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Johannsen last name are 20.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.2% being registered to vote for the 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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