John-James Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

John-James Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

John-James Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

John-James (65) may also be a first name.

John-James Last Name Facts

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

The last name John-James is borne by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of John-James.

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

It is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. John-James is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of John-James reside; 80 percent reside in Caribbean and 80 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 65 people.

It is most widespread in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 170,497. In Trinidad and Tobago John-James is most prevalent in: Arima Borough Corporation, where 38 percent live, Diego Martin Regional Corporation, where 25 percent live and Eastern Tobago, where 13 percent live. Not including Trinidad and Tobago this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 10 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johnjames956/
Jon-James951/
John James9011/
Jean-James801/
Johnjayims801/
Jaonjams781/
Jaunai-James731/
Janjamsai6353/
Junjamsai6315/
Janjamsee631/
Janjamasai601/

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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 John-James
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