Old John Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Old John Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Old John Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa561:967,45960,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Old John Last Name Facts

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

The last name Old John is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Old John? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Old John is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Old John live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Old John is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 29 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent reside.

Old John Last Name Statistics demography

Old John earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.04% less than the national average, earning R 175,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oldi John941/
Oldjohn93399/
Old-John8820/
Oldjon862/
Alade John781/
Oladjion751/
Oladjouan7158/
Oladjouon713/
Oltjon711/
Oladjowon711/
Oldjan711/
Oladjouwan6738/
Oladjouwon6724/
Aldjoun676/
Eldjoun672/
Elidjon671/
Alidjon671/
Aldejhn671/
Aldjion671/

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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 Old John
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