Johannsson Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Johannsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johannsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland1251:3,041436
Canada771:478,51441,057
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Norway471:109,41014,618
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Estonia121:110,15019,471
England71:7,959,723202,100
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Jóhannsson (2,089), Jôhannsson (2) & Jòhannsson (1) are calculated separately.

Johannsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Johannsson occurs most in Iceland. It can occur as: Jóhannsson, Jôhannsson or Jòhannsson. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Johannsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 592,650th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Johannsson live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Iceland, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 3,041. In Iceland it is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 82 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 10 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 6 percent reside. Not including Iceland it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Johannsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Johannsson last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Johannsson earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning 393,529 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $50,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.83% more than the national average, earning $58,539 CAD 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Johannsson
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