St-Jean Surname

66,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

St-Jean Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Jean.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

St-Jean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada6,5361:5,637820
Haiti9101:11,7411,186
United States531:6,838,848318,712
England91:6,190,895170,599
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

St-Jean (24) may also be a first name.

St-Jean Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name St-Jean Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname St-Jean is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name St-Jean? popularity and diffusion

The surname St-Jean is the 66,242nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 968,316 people. The last name St-Jean occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of St-Jean are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name globally, held by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 6,536 people, or 1 in 5,637. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 89 percent reside, Ontario, where 9 percent reside and Alberta, where 1 percent reside. Beside Canada this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

St-Jean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of St-Jean has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the St-Jean last name fell 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.

St-Jean Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the St-Jean last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount St-Jean earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% less than the national average, earning $41,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
St Jean8611,139/
St-Jeune809/
St Jeanne751/
St-John71112/
St Gean713/
St Jene711/
St Jahn711/
St Yean710/
St Jane710/
St Jeune679/
St Juien671/
St Jon628/
St John5713,210/
St Jhon575/
St Khan571/
St-Hine571/
St Jonn571/
St Gein570/
St Johnq531/
St Chang531/
St Joihn531/
St Johnn530/

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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 St-Jean
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