Johensen Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Johensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Johensen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Johensen is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Johensen.

How Common Is The Last Name Johensen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Johensen is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Johensen live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Johensen is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Johensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Johensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Johensen last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Johensen Last Name Statistics demography

Johensen earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.2% less than the national average, earning R 108,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johennsen940/
Joensen934,410/
Johenson8814/
Joenseen881/
Johensan881/
Yohensen880/
Johenjen880/
Johensson825/
Joehnssen822/
Jaensen8027/
Joenson8012/
Joensson75164/
Johinson7510/
Joentgen759/
Joenhson751/
Jaenseng751/
Johimsen751/
Yahensen750/
Joyjensin711/
Johenjohn711/
Jojhjnson710/
Jaenson6760/
Joenßon672/
Joenzon672/
Jaensan670/

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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
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  • 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 Johensen
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