Jonhson Surname

105,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Jonhson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jonhson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,4551:72,1565,192
United States8211:441,48537,938
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Benin781:132,50814,244
Canada551:669,92054,285
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Liberia241:183,68912,460
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Panama211:186,2985,509
Chile211:838,88017,964
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Honduras131:678,1883,875
France121:5,535,227269,324
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
China51:273,464,31313,838
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Jonhson (3,959) may also be a first name.

Jonhson Last Name Facts

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

Jonhson (Marathi: जोनसन) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jonhson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jonhson is the 105,146th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,635,813 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Jonhson are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jonhson is also the 111,147th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 3,959 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,455 people, or 1 in 72,156. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent live, Taraba, where 8 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Togo, where 14 percent live.

Jonhson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jonhson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jonhson last name expanded 6,315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jonhson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Jonhson are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Jonhson earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,040 per year; in Colombia they earn 24% less than the national average, earning $17,255,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.37% less than the national average, earning $33,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.5% less than the national average, earning $38,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jonhson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jonhson in the Marathi language
जोनसनjonasana50
जॉनसनjonasana50

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