San Joan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

San Joan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Joan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

San Joan Last Name Facts

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

The surname San Joan is found most in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of San Joan.

How Common Is The Last Name San Joan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name San Joan is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of San Joan are found; 82 percent are found in South America and 82 percent are found in Luso-South America.

San Joan is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Minas Gerais, where 89 percent reside and São Paulo, where 11 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Jan932/
San Juan8870,485/
San Jaun8819/
San Jeon881/
San Jaan881/
San Joon881/
San Júan881/
San Jean881/
San John880/
San Juana8215/
San Juian821/
San Juann821/
San Jjuan821/
Sanohan8055/
San Jun803/
San Jin802/
San Juen756/
San Juna756/
Sanaohan751/
San Juán751/
San Yoon751/
Sanahan67134/
Sanahon6752/
Sanohon675/
Sanahun673/
Sanihan671/
Sanehan671/
Sanohin671/

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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 San Joan
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