Johansson Surname

1,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Johansson Surname Definition:

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

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Johansson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden251,9391:391
Finland6,8551:80292
Norway4,0361:1,274104
United States3,9121:92,65310,407
Denmark2,7921:2,022144
Thailand1,3241:53,3526,353
Australia8121:33,2464,388
Germany6391:125,98715,384
England6371:87,4699,520
Canada5591:65,9137,641
Spain4381:106,7408,558
Estonia3641:3,631300
Brazil3621:591,36622,036
France3611:183,99628,633
New Zealand2981:15,1962,642
Tonga2451:438116
Switzerland1921:42,7765,958
South Africa1911:283,65327,806
Poland1611:236,07930,273
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Netherlands1471:114,87918,247
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
Argentina841:508,85037,434
Malta721:5,976398
Chile681:259,0667,750
Japan571:2,242,88229,184
Austria531:160,66921,171
Wales431:71,9666,223
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
China331:41,433,9872,228
Iceland321:11,8781,089
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Israel281:305,63026,425
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Greenland181:3,132341
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
India101:76,706,538639,611
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Jóhansson (14) & Johánsson (1) are calculated separately.

Johansson (163) may also be a first name.

Johansson 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

User-submitted Reference

This is a patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Johan'.

- yeehaa91

Johansson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Johansson (Arabic: يوهانسون) is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Jóhansson or Johánsson. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johansson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,963rd most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 26,232 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Johansson are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 717,791st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 163 people.

It is the most prevalent last name in one country:Sweden, where 91 percent are found. This last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 251,939 people, or 1 in 39. In Sweden it is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 11 percent are found and Skåne County, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this surname exists in 118 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Johansson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Johansson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 23,012 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,895 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Johansson Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Johansson are 0.77999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Johansson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 29.78% less than the national average, earning €21,088 per year; in Norway they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning 327,749 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1580.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 325,793 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.63% more than the national average, earning R 467,256 per year; in United States they earn 16.22% more than the national average, earning $50,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $53,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Johansson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Johansson in the Arabic language
يوهانسونywhanswn-

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