Long-John Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Long-John Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Long & John.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Long-John Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
England21:27,859,030389,889

Long-John (10) may also be a first name.

Long-John Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Long-John Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Long-John is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Long-John? popularity and diffusion

The surname Long-John is the 1,674,734th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Long-John live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename internationally, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria Long-John is most numerous in: Rivers, where 91 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 9 percent reside and Abia, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Long-John
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