Johnsons Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Johnsons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johnsons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England71:7,959,723202,100
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Johnsons (140) may also be a first name.

Johnsons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Johnsons is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johnsons? popularity and diffusion

The last name Johnsons is the 1,025,894th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Johnsons live; 58 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Johnsons is also the 781,395th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 140 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States Johnsons is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Johnsons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Johnsons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Johnsons last name expanded 168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Johnsons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Johnsons surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Johnsons surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Johnsons earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.46% less than the national average, earning $32,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johnsonse942/
Johnson's941/
Jonsons9315/
Johnsonshe892/
Jhonsons8817/
Jonssons885/
Jonhsons882/
Johnsonx881/
Johnsonz881/
Jahnsons881/
Johnsonce821/
Jansons805,213/
Jonjons804/
Janssons754/
Yansons67146/
Janjons676/
Jamsons672/
Eansons671/
Jonsans532/

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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 Johnsons
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