Johanson Surname

38,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Johanson Surname Definition:

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

Johanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3741:49,1545,959
Canada1,0771:34,2114,399
Estonia8701:1,51967
Australia8241:32,7624,332
Sweden6281:15,6801,337
Norway3681:13,9741,615
Brazil3521:608,16622,661
New Zealand3401:13,3192,310
Denmark2631:21,4632,168
England2591:215,12818,355
Germany1901:423,71338,363
Peru1571:202,4479,306
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Finland1071:51,3716,176
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Wales661:46,8874,434
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
France161:4,151,420237,746
India161:47,941,586492,263
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
China71:195,331,65210,124
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6661:75,4038,029

The alternate forms: Jóhanson (1) are calculated separately.

Johanson (785) may also be a first name.

Johanson 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

Johanson Last Name Facts

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

Johanson (Arabic: جونسون, Marathi: जोहन्सोन) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Jóhanson. Click here to see other possible spellings of Johanson.

How Common Is The Last Name Johanson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Johanson is the 38,421st most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 532,365 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Johanson live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 292,694th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 785 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7,374 people, or 1 in 49,154. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent live, Washington, where 11 percent live and Utah, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and Estonia, where 6 percent live.

Johanson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Johanson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Johanson surname increased 1,107 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 463 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Johanson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Johanson last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Johanson are 3.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Johanson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning 328,290 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,777 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.15% more than the national average, earning R 340,176 per year; in United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Johanson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Johanson in the Marathi language
जोहन्सोनjohansona25
जोहनjohana25
जोहंसोनjohansona25
जोहानसनjohanasana25
Johanson in the Arabic language
جونسونjwnswn-

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