St Jean Surname

46,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Dominica

St Jean Surname Definition:

A Norman name: St. Jouin, local name; Sent Jean, Flanders.

St Jean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti6,0741:1,759266
Canada3,2771:11,2441,682
United States1,3961:259,64124,522
Dominica1401:542133
England741:752,94741,527
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
France321:2,075,710171,237
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Montserrat21:2,474299
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guyana11:762,22114,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

St Jean (326) may also be a first name.

St Jean Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: St. Jouin, local name; Sent Jean, Flanders.

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

A Norman name: St. Jouin, local name; Sent Jean, Flanders.

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

St Jean Last Name Facts

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

The surname St Jean occurs more in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of St Jean.

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

This last name is the 46,541st most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 654,237 people. St Jean is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of St Jean are found; 56 percent are found in Caribbean and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 485,722nd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 326 people.

The surname is most widespread in Haiti, where it is carried by 6,074 people, or 1 in 1,759. In Haiti St Jean is most numerous in: Ouest, where 48 percent live, Artibonite, where 26 percent live and Centre, where 13 percent live. Excluding Haiti St Jean occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

St Jean Last Name Statistics demography

The amount St Jean earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 72.66% more than the national average, earning $74,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $46,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
St Jeanne881/
St-Jean867,526/
St Gean863/
St Jene861/
St Jahn861/
St Yean860/
St Jane860/
St Jeune809/
St Juien801/
St Jon778/
St John7113,210/
St Jhon715/
St Khan711/
St Jonn711/
St Gein710/
St-Jeune679/
St Chang671/
St Joihn671/
St Johnq671/
St Johnn670/
St-John57112/
St Yohn571/

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