Johonston Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Johonston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Johonston Demographics
Johonston Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Johonston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Johonston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Johonston is found most in Chile. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Johonston? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Johonston live; 60 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.
The surname Johonston is most widespread in Chile, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,936,079. In Chile it is primarily found in: Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic, where 100 percent reside. Other than Chile it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Johonston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Johonston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Johonston surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Johonston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Johonston surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johonstone | 95 | 1 | / |
| Johanston | 89 | 3 | / |
| Johenston | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yohonston | 89 | 1 | / |
| Johinston | 89 | 1 | / |
| Joanston | 82 | 3 | / |
| Johanstn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Johanstuen | 74 | 7 | / |
| Johann Stein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahansetan | 63 | 10 | / |
| Jahanhestan | 60 | 1 | / |
| Johannesshitana | 58 | 1 | / |
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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 Johonston
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