Johanson Surname
Approximately 13,689 people bear this surname
Johanson Surname Definition:
(Swedish, Danish) The son of Johan (gracious gift of Jehovah).
Johanson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,374 | 1:49,154 | 5,959 |
| Canada | 1,077 | 1:34,211 | 4,399 |
| Estonia | 870 | 1:1,519 | 67 |
| Australia | 824 | 1:32,762 | 4,332 |
| Sweden | 628 | 1:15,680 | 1,337 |
| Norway | 368 | 1:13,974 | 1,615 |
| Brazil | 352 | 1:608,166 | 22,661 |
| New Zealand | 340 | 1:13,319 | 2,310 |
| Denmark | 263 | 1:21,463 | 2,168 |
| England | 259 | 1:215,128 | 18,355 |
| Germany | 190 | 1:423,713 | 38,363 |
| Peru | 157 | 1:202,447 | 9,306 |
| Tanzania | 154 | 1:343,777 | 25,484 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Finland | 107 | 1:51,371 | 6,176 |
| South Africa | 104 | 1:520,939 | 41,780 |
| Wales | 66 | 1:46,887 | 4,434 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 666 | 1:75,403 | 8,029 |
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).
Johanson Demographics
Average Johanson Salary in
United States
$47,073 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Johanson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Johanson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Johanson (Arabic: جونسون, Marathi: जोहन्सोन) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms: Jóhanson. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Johanson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,421st most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 532,365 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Johanson are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Johanson is also the 292,694th most widespread given name on earth, held by 785 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,374 people, or 1 in 49,154. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent reside, Washington, where 11 percent reside and Utah, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 87 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Estonia, where 6 percent reside.
Johanson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Johanson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Johanson last name rose 1,107 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 463 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 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 bearing the Johanson surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Johanson are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.21% 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Johanson in the Marathi language | ||
| जोहन्सोन | johansona | 25 |
| जोहन | johana | 25 |
| जोहंसोन | johansona | 25 |
| जोहानसन | johanasana | 25 |
| Johanson in the Arabic language | ||
| جونسون | jwnswn | - |
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