Johnstan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Johnstan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johnstan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Johnstan (18) may also be a first name.

Johnstan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Johnstan occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Johnstan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Johnstan is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 29 percent of Johnstan reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Johnstan is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Johnstan is mostly found in: Greater London, where 50 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 50 percent live. Excluding England Johnstan occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Johnstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Johnstan has changed through the years. In The United States it contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Johnstan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Johnstan last name is predominantly Unitarian (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Johnstan
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