Junghans Surname

68,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Junghans Surname User-submission:

The Junghans surname comes from jung, meaning 'young', and the name Hans, meaning 'John'.

Junghans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,3711:12,6361,638
United States4681:774,48560,119
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Canada421:877,27667,671
Australia351:771,30649,759
Austria341:250,45429,541
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
France81:8,302,840321,660
England71:7,959,723202,100
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Junghāns (9) are calculated separately.

Junghans Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Junghans surname comes from jung, meaning 'young', and the name Hans, meaning 'John'.

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Junghans Last Name Facts

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

Junghans is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Junghāns. Click here to see other potential spellings of Junghans.

How Common Is The Last Name Junghans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 68,947th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,012,440 people. The last name Junghans is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Junghans live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Junghans is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 6,371 people, or 1 in 12,636. In Germany Junghans is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 29 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Junghans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Junghans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Junghans surname grew 1,614 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Junghans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Junghans are 15.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Junghans earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $47,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.83% more than the national average, earning $58,542 CAD per year.

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