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

Johnstan is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Johnstan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 29 percent of Johnstan are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Johnstan is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 18 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Johnstan is primarily found in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 50 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Johnstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Johnstan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Johnstan surname is principally 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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