Johnsston Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Johnsston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Johnsston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Johnsston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Johnsston is found in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Johnsston? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Johnsston are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 922,518. In Northern Ireland Johnsston is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Northern Ireland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Johnsston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Johnsston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Johnsston last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston | 94 | 333,814 | / |
| Jjohnston | 89 | 9 | / |
| Johnnston | 89 | 7 | / |
| Johhnston | 89 | 6 | / |
| Djohnston | 89 | 3 | / |
| Joohnston | 89 | 3 | / |
| Joihnston | 89 | 3 | / |
| Johnstong | 89 | 2 | / |
| Johnstoun | 89 | 2 | / |
| Johnstont | 89 | 2 | / |
| Johnstonn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jonnsston | 89 | 1 | / |
| Joyhnston | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jiohnston | 89 | 0 | / |
| Jonston | 88 | 561 | / |
| D'Johnston | 84 | 1 | / |
| Johnstun | 82 | 395 | / |
| Jhonston | 82 | 122 | / |
| Jonstone | 82 | 45 | / |
| Hansston | 82 | 34 | / |
| Joynston | 82 | 17 | / |
| Jonnston | 82 | 9 | / |
| Jonsthon | 82 | 8 | / |
| Yohnston | 82 | 8 | / |
| Johnstan | 82 | 7 | / |
| Jounston | 82 | 3 | / |
| Jonshton | 82 | 2 | / |
| Jojnston | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hohnston | 82 | 2 | / |
| Joinston | 82 | 1 | / |
| Josnston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Johnstonová | 80 | 6 | / |
| Johnstonova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yohnstone | 78 | 10 | / |
| Jhonstone | 78 | 2 | / |
| Johnstant | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hohnstone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Yohonston | 78 | 1 | / |
| Johnstang | 78 | 0 | / |
| Jonnstone | 78 | 0 | / |
| Johnstune | 78 | 0 | / |
| Conston | 75 | 155 | / |
| Hanston | 75 | 39 | / |
| Honston | 75 | 8 | / |
| Janston | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jonstan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yonston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jonstom | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jonstang | 71 | 55 | / |
| Jonsthan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hanstone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hannston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jhanstan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Janstone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dzhonston | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jansthong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hounstone | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Johnsston
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