John-Brown Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Grenada

John-Brown Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: John & Brown.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

John-Brown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England21:27,859,030389,889
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

John-Brown Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name John-Brown Come From? nationality or country of origin

John-Brown is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of John-Brown.

How Common Is The Last Name John-Brown? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of John-Brown reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria John-Brown is most numerous in: Rivers, where 71 percent are found and Lagos, where 29 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Grenada, where 8 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 John-Brown
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