Johanus Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Johanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Johanus (97) may also be a first name.

Johanus Last Name Facts

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

Johanus is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johanus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Johanus reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 962,660th most widespread given name globally, held by 97 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 68 percent live, Bavaria, where 27 percent live and Saxony, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johannus936/
Joanus92128/
Joaneus8690/
Joanhus861/
Yohanus861/
Johanusová8214/
Joanos7780/
Ioanus775/
Joanuix711/
Yohannos672/
Joanhuix671/
Yoamnaus670/
Yoonus623,869/
Joanoz620/
Yoonush5747/
Ioannos574/
Yoonuss573/
Yoounus572/
Yoonnus572/
Yoonous571/
Yaounus571/
Yoonuse571/
Yohonos570/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Johanus
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