Johannssen Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Johannssen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johannssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Johannssen Last Name Facts

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

Johannssen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Johannssen.

How Common Is The Last Name Johannssen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Johannssen is the 1,343,156th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Johannssen live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Johannssen is most common in Germany, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 1,133,880. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 49 percent reside, Berlin, where 35 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany Johannssen is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Johannssen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Johannssen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Johannssen surname increased 462 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Johannssen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Johannssen surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Johannssen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $42,709 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Johannssen
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